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medical breakthroughs
Coverage of medical breakthroughs in the Nexus archive.
- The American innovation that made millions of others possible
The article highlights America's role in driving major innovations over the past 250 years, including the lightbulb, airplane, medical breakthroughs, and the internet age. These advancements are attributed to the nation's 'intrepid intellect.'
- What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?
The UK Biobank project has facilitated medical breakthroughs using data from half a million volunteers, but recent revelations about the sale of their confidential health records on a Chinese website have sparked privacy concerns.