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Noninvasive prenatal testing: Knowledge is power, or is it?

June 28, 2019 BabySeq Project,  Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  Genomic,  Newborn,  prenatal testing,  Stacey Pereira

“How much prenatal genetic information do you actually want?” asked WIRED Magazine earlier this spring. The article explored the burgeoning market in noninvasive prenatal testing

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When DNA ancestry tests reveal something surprising

June 29, 2018 Ancestry,  DNA,  genetic testing,  Stacey Pereira

“Hey, we’re half French,” was the text from my brother a couple of months ago, accompanying a screenshot of his Ancestry.com results. I found this

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Stuck in the middle: Examining ‘Xennial’ privacy preferences

October 13, 2017 Generation X,  Generations,  Genetic Privacy,  Health Privacy,  Millennial,  Privacy,  Security,  Stacey Pereira,  Xennial

“Hey 30-somethings, you’re a Xennial,” and “Are you a Xennial? Take the quiz,” appeared in my Facebook feed last June. The headlines, articles, and viral

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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