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UT Southwestern Establishing Bioinformatics Department

A $25 million gift from Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill will create a new department of bioinformatics, a field that involves keeping track of and analyzing large data sets that drive biotechnology developments and medical innovations.

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A $25 million gift from Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill will create a new department of bioinformatics, a field that involves keeping track of and analyzing large data sets that drive biotechnology developments and medical innovations. (KTVT-TV)

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