Sequencing of fetal genomes using only maternal blood sample

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have for the first time sequenced the genome of an unborn baby using only a blood sample from the mother. The new technique hinges on the fact that pregnant women have DNA from both their cells and the cells of their fetus circulating freely in their blood.

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