Sentences with phrase «personal genomics industry»
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Indeed, according to a report last year by the research and management organization Battelle, «In 2010 alone, the human genome sequencing projects and associated genomics research and industry activity directly and indirectly generated $ 67 billion in U.S. economic output and supported 310,000 jobs that produced $ 20 billion in personal income.»
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It has been a few years since the «personal genomics» industry took off, and the US Food and Drug Administration is only now warning firms that genome scans are «medical devices» that require approval.