Saving Babies?

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Saving Babies?

By Stefan Timmermans, Mara Buchbinder

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About the book

It has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded. Today, through the collection and analysis of a small blood sample, every baby born in the United States is screened for more than fifty genetic disorders. Though the early detection of these abnormalities can potentially save lives, the test also has a high percentage of false positives-inaccurate results that can take a brutal emotional toll on par...Show more

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9780226273617

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The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2015

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1

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Saving Babies?

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