White House pitches brain mapping project

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 10:01 in Biology & Nature

President Obama pitched a human brain research initiative on Tuesday that he likened to the Human Genome Project that mapped all human DNA, and said it will not only help find cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and autism, but create jobs and drive economic growth.Obama proposed $100 million in federal funding to kick-start the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies, or ...

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