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Researchers at U-M\u00a0will use Big Data and mobile technology to learn how to predict when individuals will get diseases, and to unlock the potential of single-cell gene sequencing under three recently funded projects<\/a>. The Michigan Institute for Data Science awarded the three interdisciplinary projects a combined $3 million under the second round of its Challenge Initiative program<\/a>. “These projects have the potential to improve the lives of millions of people and to enhance our understanding of the basic elements of cell biology,” said MIDAS co-director Brian Athey<\/strong>, professor and chair of computational medicine and bioinformatics. “Plus, the data science tools and methodologies being developed by the U-M research teams will be applicable for many other fields of inquiry.” Other funded projects include using\u00a0Big Data from social media<\/a> to gain new insights into economics and the way people communicate about parenting and politics.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n
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