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Allow lesbians to use 'three-parent' baby IVF to have children

7 March 2018

Mitochondrial replacement techniques should be used to help same-sex female couples have children genetically-related to both partners, says Alex Pearlman
23andMe's breast cancer test may create false sense of security

23andMe's breast cancer test may create false sense of security

7 March 2018

Genomics firm 23andMe is the first to receive approval for direct-to-consumer cancer gene tests in the US, but will recipients misunderstand the results?

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