Reposted by @mmuniak.bsky.social
Initiatives like this have potential for big positive impacts on health. There are also many thorny issues to address: ethics, data protection, professional & public understanding of what DNA can tell us etc. I wonder if we're ready for a world where every newborn has their whole genome sequenced.🧬🧪
theguardian.com
All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years
Newborns will have whole genome sequencing to enable personalised healthcare that predicts and prevents illness
