Should all babies have their genomes sequenced at birth? The question has been hotly debated for the past 15 years. Unlocking the genome’s 3.2-billion-letter code promises understanding of both health ...

Adding genomic sequencing to the standard newborn screening heel-prick test is changing how we diagnose kids with genetic diseases.

‘BEACONS,’ a multi-state collaboration led by Mass General Brigham and Ariadne Labs, will enroll up to 30,000 newborns to explore adding genomic sequencing in U.S. newborn screening Funded by a $14.4 ...

Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. A baby's genome ...

Family health history "gold standard" at assessing disease risk, experts say. Nov. 5, 2010— -- The widely held belief that you can always rely on family may be especially true when it comes to ...

In Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, we envisioned a world where every newborn would be screened for genetic risks. We see a future in which the randomness of genetic inheritance ...

Plummeting costs of DNA sequencing technologies are injecting urgency into the longstanding debate over whether to dive deeper into the genomes of more infants — even apparently healthy ones. Experts ...

Data to be presented at the International Conference on Newborn Sequencing (ICoNS) highlighting lessons learned from the GUARDIAN and Early Check newborn sequencing studies showcasing GeneDx’s deep ...