In a survey done in Boston, nearly half of parents were “very” or “extremely” interested in sequencing their newborn’s genome.
Parents welcoming a new baby into their family are no longer content to count fingers and toes to assess their infant’s state of health; in a survey released last Thursday, nearly half said they would be “very” or “extremely” interested in having their newborn’s genome sequenced, and fully a third more pronounced themselves “somewhat” interested.
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