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read moreWe are getting more and more biological and genomic data from people all the time, but for most applications - including true scientific discovery - those data aren't effective for developing new medical advances. As humans, we are wildly variable from birth, with significant genetic differences between individuals. We live in different environments, eat different foods, sleep at different times - every aspect of how we live affects our response to a drug or other treatment. With our long average life span, it would take decades to uncover anything useful about aging and associated diseases.