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POPSDenmark's Kinder, Gentler System of Eugenics Let's say the idea of terminating a Down's pregnancy doesn't disturb you. But what about babies who will be born with holes in their hearts, a potential for cancer, or possible schizophrenia? Where does eugenics become genetic fascism? Given that this kind of pre-natal screening is aimed at helping parents make an informed decision about whether to terminate, what conditions should parents be allowed to screen for?
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POPSBaby to be born free of breast cancer after embryo screening This case of genetic intervention for the elimination of genetic diseases, is a ground breaking first that may change our world and our ethical outlook. Many more will follow. I was quite surprised to read the following: "Some critics say it is wrong to destroy embryos because there is only a chance women with the gene may develop breast cancer in adulthood. They argue that, increasingly, breast cancer can also be successfully treated. " The said "embryos" are 3 days old lumps of undifferentiated cells.
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POPSNano RNA Delivery Novel delivery agents could mean a more targeted way to turn off disease genes. The MIT researchers, however, developed a way to make more than a thousand different delivery agents in parallel using a simple, one-step chemical process. And that allowed the team to quickly discover effective delivery molecules, including several that surprised the researchers. "We wouldn't have necessarily sat down and said, this is a structure that's going to work," says Daniel Anderson, a research associate at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT. "It was only by making and testing over a thousand that we were able to get to that place."
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POPS23andMe slashes price on personal genetics test Along with providing genetic information to individuals, 23andMe is also compiling databases of customers' genetic information to make available to researchers seeking new insights into those links. The price cut will ideally mean an influx of new information that will speed discoveries in the lab, said Linda Avey, who co-founded the Mountain View-based company last November.
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POPSPGD, Pre implantation genetic diagnosis Would it be moral to give birth to a baby that may suffer from disease during the course of his life? Is praying for a god, asking her to grant you with healthy children is any different from PGD?
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POPSGene test could 'prevent' heart disease I believe genetic testing should be an option, not a requirement. That may be a good principle for adults, but the call is for testing to be done on 'at risk' children under 10. I'd be surprised if they could find anyone in the world that wasn't subject to some genetic risk or another. Still, a DNA Database is as good as a chip, or an ID card, and much better than a finger print...but I'm a cynic..or perhaps an optimist with experience.
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POPSUK's first baby free of breast cancer gene born Screening embryos for BRCA genes to ensure babies without breast cancer is the subject of much greater controversy. The technique, known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), has already been used to free babies of inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease. But breast cancer is different because it does not inevitably affect a child from birth and may or may not develop later in life. There is also a chance that it can be cured, if caught early enough.
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POPSBBC: Bowel cancer risk gene pinpointed "Patients will be very excited to know that this research helps us to identify why at least 10% of people are at risk from the disease." "This discovery of a common bowel cancer gene is further proof that we are really getting to grips with what causes bowel cancer. Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK who are funding further gene studies in ovarian and lung cancer, said: "In the future we hope studies like this across a range of cancers will help people at increased risk of the developing the disease through the development of tailored screening and treatment programmes."
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POPSBiological Computer Born....followup As a follow on from my previous clip (here: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/FC0D8B38-0BEC-4FBE-A99B-285D370C9074/ ) its interesting to note that this article is 7 years later and it looks like technology has not advanced that much? A neuron is a neuron regardless of the organism it comes from as they have the same basic structure in common. My point here is that in 7 years there has been no advancement in this technology?? I think not my friends. Anybody with a mind of there own can see that we are been given old information.....now why would that be?
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