Gene Scans for Newborns Open Big Privacy Questions

Gene Scans for Newborns Open Big Privacy Questions
Michael Zamora/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP

Just about every day, genetic counselor Shawn Fayer heads to the maternity ward at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and tries to convince new parents to give him a blood sample. Fayer is offering gene sequencing for newborns. It gives parents a tantalizing look at their baby's genetic information.



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