For centuries experimentation has driven discovery and medicine has been as much an art as a science. But now discovery is about mining big data with the hope of making medicine more precise. If the quantified self is becoming a reality, then it seems the data scientist should have the diagnosis. This panel will explore the future of big data and precision medicine, separate hype from hope, and see if there is still a place for the human touch.

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