Audit: U. didn't follow state bidding laws with $12 million gift for gene sequencing

SALT LAKE CITYThe University of Utah did not follow state procurement laws when awarding a $10 million contract to NantHealth to sequence 1,372 genome samples from the Utah Population Database, a legislative audit concludes.
The objective of the Heritage 1K project, also called the H1K, was to understand the genetic basis of 25 different conditions such as autism and breast cancer.
The Heritage 1K project was made possible by a $12 million gift to the university by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a bil