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At the end of the last millennium, the human genome sequence became an emblem of a struggle for justice. Public scientists from around the world …
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Maureen Riordan learned when she was pregnant that her daughter would have cystic fibrosis, a dangerous genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections. The Chicago …
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When my kids were little, among their favorite books was The Value of Believing in Yourself: The Story of Louis Pasteur. In it, a determined …
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As a teenager, Christal Shiller joined the softball team at her high school in Columbus, Ohio. Before long, she noticed she was remarkably out of …
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Personalized medicine is a move away from one-size-fits-all health care in favor of decision-making that is algorithmically optimized for each individual. Paradoxically, this individualization process …
