New Blood Test Could Map Fetal Genome for Countless Mutations

Every parent-to-be dreams of having a perfect baby, and many even taken this for granted. But in pregnancies, so many things – especially their combinations of genes – can go wrong and lead to disappointment and concern. Every healthy baby is a miracle.

Israeli Researchers Discover Gene Pattern Shaping the Immune System

Diagnosing diseases and treating them seem increasingly to require the skills of detectives and jigsaw puzzle fans. This complicated task involves DNA sequencing – determining the order of four nucleic acid bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine) in each cell’s DNA.