It’s not just for-profit companies that are building such datasets. Between 2006 and 2010, half a million people volunteered for the UK Biobank project, which aims to study patterns in genetics and health over the coming decades. As the dataset grows and expands, it will be accessible to teams around the globe, creating a valuable scientific resource. Since 2017, thousands of researchers have signed up to access the data, with projects investigating diseases, injuries, nutrition, fitness, and mental health.[40]
