Ten years and almost £100m in the planning and development, UK Biobank is one of the most detailed large-scale health projects ever developed. Speakers from the UK Biobank and funders came to announce the opening of the data for use by scientists.
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After years of planning, the start-up phase of one of UK science’s most controversial projects – the gathering and storage of information and biological samples from half a million British people – gets underway mid-March. The project leaders briefed the media about its objectives, its design and its ethics. read more

Backgrounder on the project to follow the health of up to half a million volunteers for many years, coupling new developments in genetics with information on lifestyle and environment. read more