State of the Union: precision medicine, the space program, climate change

  The state of science and medicine in the State of the Union As David Malakoff observed at ScienceInsider, science is never the centerpiece of the President’s annual State of the Union speech.  On Tuesday evening, however, science and medicine … Continue reading »

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Genetic Testing For All: Is It Eugenics?

ATCG's Image with Group of PeopleIn recent weeks, there’s been talk of three types of genetic testing transitioning from targeted populations to the general public: carrier screens for recessive diseases, tests for BRCA mutations, and non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to spot extra chromosomes in fetuses …

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