Biotechnology Gene therapy is saving children’s lives—but screening to discover who needs it is lagging behind States in the US have been slow to test newborns for genetic conditions. by Emily Mullin 2018-05-31T12:19:00-04:00
Biotechnology A new DNA test will look for 190 diseases in your newborn’s genetic code But not all parents may want to know the results. by Emily Mullin 2018-02-07T07:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy The best baby gadgets available right now were all built by first-time parents Entrepreneurial parents are reinventing the baby bottle, sleep monitor, and breast pump. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-01-05T08:14:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Baby Genome Sequencing for Sale in China Chinese parents can now decode the genomes of their healthy newborns, revealing disease risks as well as the likelihood of physical traits like male-pattern baldness. by Antonio Regalado 2017-06-15T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Should Babies Have Their Genomes Sequenced? The BabySeq project in Boston has begun collecting data to quantify the risks and benefits of DNA sequencing at birth. by Anna Nowogrodzki 2015-07-02T00:00:00-04:00
