In this age of genome sequencing, we can lose sight of the importance of how our genomes are distributed over 23 pairs of chromosomes. Rearrangements of the pairs are invisible to sequencing if the correctCategory Archives: Down syndrome
Can a Quirky Chromosome Create a Second Human Species?
In this age of genome sequencing, we can lose sight of the importance of how our genomes are distributed over 23 pairs of chromosomes. Rearrangements of the pairs are invisible to sequencing if the correctDisappearing Down Syndrome, Genetic Counseling, and Textbook Coverage
Last week, several people sent me a perspective piece by bioethicist Art Caplan in PLOS Biology, “Chloe’s Law: A Powerful Legislative Movement Challenging a Core Ethical Norm of Genetic Testing.” The concise and compelling article considers legislation to mandate that genetic … Continue reading
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Out in the cold: Freezing feces and human eggs. Also, scientific easter eggs
More germ warfare, this time about fecal microbiota transplants Despite their mind-boggling track record, fecal transplants as effective treatments for intestinal disorders (and possibly those elsewhere in the body) have encountered PR problems–what Loom blogger Carl Zimmer calls the … Continue reading
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Posted by in Avogadro's Number, C. diff, Down syndrome, easter eggs, eggs, FDA, fecal microbiota transplant, fecal transplant, feces, FMT, monosomy, ova, pregnancy, trisomy, women
H. floresiensis or H. sapiens with Down syndrome? Plus landing on a comet
Lords of the zings
I don’t know why the new papers about the “hobbit,” the 2003 find of tiny ancient bones from the Indonesian island of Flores, have made such a splash. No, I take that back. I do know. …
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