Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist
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Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist

Watchdoq February 13, 2025
Geneticist who discovered hotspots of illnesses in Scottish islands calls for redirection of community benefit fundsA leading geneticist has called for the profits from windfarms to be used for the mass screening of Scottish islanders at risk of rare cancers and blood disorders.Prof Jim Wilson, who leads a Viking DNA project that has discovered hotspots of rare disorders in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles, said that money could prove vital in identifying people who need life-saving treatments. Continue reading...

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