The report comes amid surging interest at major cancer centers in analyzing tumor tissue with DNA sequencing and other technologies to determine customized treatments.

WSJ: 'Personalized Medicine' Hits a Bump

Health experts have given kudos to Beijing for being forthcoming with information, sharing the H7N9 virus' gene sequencing and samples with the World Health Organization's global research centers and providing timely updates of new infections and deaths.

NPR: China's Bird Flu Response Shows New Openness

Half of the 1, 400 DNA-sequencing machines in the world reside at just 20 big academic and government research centers, according to Goldman Sachs.

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