UK Biobank Centre Begins Major Research Initative

STOCKPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 17: Blood samples taken from volunteers are labelled and ready to be stored in the UK Biobank on April 17, 2007, Manchester, England. The new UK Biobank is the largest blood based research project in the world. The research project will involve 500,000 people across the UK and follow their health for next 30 years or more providing a resource for scientists battling diseases. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)