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A genetic Check-up at Birth?

Genetic screening for new-borns could be a reality within 10 years

Babies could get a genetic check-up at birth within the next decade, says geneticist Craig Ventner. Could genetic manipulation could rid Mediterranean people of the hereditary disease thalassemia? Real-life of a scientist at the Natural History Museum, London. How soot from cooking fires could be altering the weather in Asia. Is aspirin a wonder drug?

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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