When I was a fetus, I was left alone. My amniotic fluid and chorionic villi were untouched, and I arrived apparently normal…
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post Prenatal Genetic Testing: When is it “Toxic Knowledge”?Read more
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post From Rapid-Aging to Common Heart DiseaseRead more
Last week the DNA Science blog looked at how Dr. Francis Collins became involved in the quest to discover the genetic…
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post Progress for ProgeriaRead more
Surely progeria is among the saddest of genetic diseases, and one of the rarest. The recent finding that a shelved cancer drug…
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post Human Embryonic Stem Cells Finally Reach Clinical Trials: Maurie’s StoryRead more
On July 11, Wills Eye Institute ophthalmologist Carl Regillo delicately placed 100,000 cells beneath the retina of 52-year-old Maurie Hill’s left eye…