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  • 23andMe health study needs 5,000 Nevada volunteers

    by 
    David Lumb
    David Lumb
    09.15.2016

    A year after the FDA loosened limitations on what genetic analytics company 23andMe could offer consumers, the company is embarking on a groundbreaking study of 5,000 people across Nevada. In partnership with the not-for-profit healthcare provider Renown Health and the Desert Research Institute (DRI), the survey will combine health, population, genetic and environmental data for a comprehensive look at the various influences nature and nurture have on people's wellness.

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    Cloud-seeding drone makes first flight over Nevada

    by 
    Andrew Dalton
    Andrew Dalton
    05.04.2016

    A group of researchers and aviators in Nevada have successfully completed the first flight of an unmanned cloud-seeding aircraft, the state's Desert Research Institute reports.