genetic sequencing
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Scientists Make Breakthrough Toward Mapping All Cells In The Human Body
Researchers around the world are working to construct an atlas of all the different cells in the human body. A team in China has just released the results of a huge step toward that goal.
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Predict What Your Future Children Look Like In ‘Virtual Embryos’
Remember those slightly horrifying sites that mash up two faces to tell you what your hypothetical babies might look like? With genome sequencing and “virtual embryos”, we might actually be able to do that — using science. Those days are not quite here yet, but New Scientist has an intriguing report about a company called…