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January 01, 2015

Genomes of healthy newborns to be sequenced as part of new study
Boston, Maine (UPI) Dec 30, 2014
For some time, researchers have been predicting that the future of medicine will involve the integration of genetic sequencing - healthcare personalized according to DNA, from cradle to grave. That future has arrived, as a number of hospitals are set to begin sequencing the genomes of healthy newborn babies as part of a new research effort called the the BabySeq Project. As part of several studies funded by a gene-sequencing grant issued by the National Institutes of Health, Brigham and Women' ... read more

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