The problem with Silicon Valley medicine

• Published in: BMJ (Online) Vol. 381; p. 1257
• Main Author: Francis, Rohin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 02.06.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Biotechnology industry; Blood tests; Diabetes; Environment; Glucose; Humans; Medicine; Opinion; United States > US; Silicon Valley-California

The biotechnology sector is based on the premise that we can “hack” our biology, but that risks oversimplifying disease and medicalising normal physiology, writes Rohin Francis