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'Explosions' part 3 - Health and Big Data

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Professor Gil McVean explains what Big Data is and how it can be used to better understand and treat complex conditions, such as heart disease and dementia.

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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Gil McVean
Keywords
science
podcast
radio
education
factual
speech
research
experimental
creative
culture
interview
University of Oxford
explosions
big data
genomics
Medicine
Health
personalised medicine
heart disease
Dementia
human genome project
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 30/03/2015
Duration: 00:10:41

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