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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish20•6 months agoThey do, there is a wide range of genetic tests done on newborns. Mostly looking for rare genetic diseases that need treatment from birth. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Newborn-Genetic-Screening
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•6 months agoAll children born in Sweden after 1975 have blood samples stored in a biobank. A bit scary tbh.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoThey got the idea from Svalbard. In case of global catastrophe.
minus-square@mayoilinkEnglish0•6 months agoThat part is great, but I wonder how is this treated legally… I think it should be illegal to keep once tests are done.
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They do, there is a wide range of genetic tests done on newborns. Mostly looking for rare genetic diseases that need treatment from birth. https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Newborn-Genetic-Screening
All children born in Sweden after 1975 have blood samples stored in a biobank. A bit scary tbh.
They got the idea from Svalbard. In case of global catastrophe.
That part is great, but I wonder how is this treated legally… I think it should be illegal to keep once tests are done.