Sequencing the whole genome of a fetus could provide a medical early warning on a previously unknown scale – but could it also bring dilemmas?
View the original article here: Ethics of fetal gene tests
Ethics of fetal gene tests
Harriet Washington | New Scientist | September 21, 2012
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