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FY12 Spending Debate Comes to a Close

Congress completed, and the President signed into law, the FY12 appropriations bill. The $915 billion spending bill wraps up the remaining nine appropriations measures. The bill provides funding for programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National
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Rep. Rush Holt’s (D-NJ) Editorial in Most Recent Science

Science 16 September 2011:
Vol. 333 no. 6049 p. 1549
DOI: 10.1126/science.1211494
EDITORIAL:

Dueling Visions for Science

Rush Holt
Rush Holt is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District and has a doctoral degree in physics.

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Finding Genes for Human Disease: The HapMap Project - 6/28/06

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Dr. Kelly Frazer
Perlegen Sciences

Dr. Frazer discusses recent scientific advances that have identified common variants in human DNA sequences-breakthroughs that will lead to individualized patient care in the near future. She also describes how genetic information will be used to find risk factors for several common diseases and to optimize medications and prevention strategies for individual patients. In addition, Dr. Frazer talks about the need for partnerships between the public and private sectors to make personalized medicine a reality.