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China spirals past US in genome research

The US government’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is studying if every American baby should undergo extensive DNA sequencing and analysis at birth, while China and other countries are already more advanced toward that goal despite rights concerns. DNA, the double helix of deoxyribonucleic acid, can reveal a person’s physical and psychiatric health, identity, […]

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