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"Google\u2019s X division wants to know what\u2019s up with human health.\nThe company\u2019s research arm is planning an initial study of 175 people to collect anonymous health data from biological samples, including blood and saliva.\nSee also: Look Out, Apple: Google May Launch a Health-Data App\nAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Google\u2019s Baseline Study will compile a database of full genomes for each participant. Researchers will be able to track an individual's genetic history, metabolic processes and even heart rate while under stress.\nThe goal, says lead researcher Andrew Conrad, is to build a healthy human standard for comparison \u2014 a baseline.\n\u201CWe are just asking the question: If we really wanted to be proactive, what would we need to know? You need to know what the fixed, well-running thing should look like,\u201D said Conrad.\nConrad says study participants will probably use wearable tech from Google\u2019s life sciences division \u2014 including the contact lenses Google developed to track glucose levels in diabetic users.\nGoogle will turn its massive computing power loose on the data to look for biomarkers that could help medical researchers spot disease and health issues sooner.\nThe project is not meant to turn into a specific commercial product or service, but Google hopes it will ultimately have a benefit on human health.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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