It has happened before, and often: scientific discovery running ahead of medical practice and public policy, with consumer demand exerting pressure on the authority of healthcare providers and legislators.  Such is the case with the concept of personalized medicine-and the reason why NIH is pushing R&D of the $1,000 genome by 2015.  This report from Brookings reviews the challenges personalized medicine make as well as its pervasive impact.  MORE

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