UK babies may have their whole genome sequenced at birth
In the UK, as in many other countries, hospitals routinely conduct a heelprick blood test on newborns shortly after they are born. The blood sample...
US scientists claim that they can scan the whole genome of an IVF embryo
A California company claims that it can read nearly the entire genome of an early embryo after extracting a single cell. In an article in...
‘The Tasmanian Tiger will walk again.’ Dream on, scientists say
De-extinction is a romantic dream. What if woolly mammoths could once again tread the Siberian tundra. Or thylacines lope through the bush of Tasmania? Or...
Genetic genealogy can be a testing hobby
Genetic genealogy has become a popular hobby over the past several years, thanks to direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and relative-finder services offered by some genetic...