Researchers hope the contest will finally provide long-awaited answers for three ill children
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Faster DNA Testing Helps Diagnose Disease in NICU Babies
Fifty hours. That’s how long it now takes to decode and interpret a newborn baby’s genome — an undertaking that used to take weeks, or even months. And those two days can mean the difference between life and death for a …
The Good Bugs: How the Germs in Your Body Keep You Healthy
A consortium of scientists has set about mapping the millions of bacteria that live in and on our bodies, keeping us healthy