Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Most Parents Don’t Know Their Babies’ Blood Is Given To Scientists — But That May Change





On the day they’re born, nearly all American babies have their heels pricked with a needle. A few spots of blood drip onto a card with the infant’s name, and that card is rushed off to a lab to test for about 40 genetic diseases.



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