Safer Down’s test
Invasive testing for Down’s syndrome, which carries a 1 per cent risk of miscarriage, could be cut by 98 per cent by a simple blood test. The test identifies excessive amounts of chromosome 21 in maternal and fetal cells, successfully identifying all 86 confirmed Down’s cases from 753 tested pregnancies (BMJ, ).
Scans won’t change me
Personal genome scans may not encourage healthy behaviour after all. A study of people who received discounted scans has found it has no effect on subsequent diet or exercise. However, the information did make people shown to be at…
