Obama Calls For More Research Into Antibiotic Resistance, “Precision” Medicine.

President Obama called for an expansion of medical research, which the Administration says will include combating antibiotic resistance and studies into “precision medicine” based on a person’s genetic makeup. According to briefing documents provided by the White House, the Administration also plans to boost the Brain Initiative, a series of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health intended to map areas of the brain.