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Genetic testing

‘She can’t discern jam from Vaseline’ – advice for the children of Alzheimer’s patients

South Africa

‘She can’t discern jam from Vaseline’ – advice for the children of Alzheimer’s patients

By Martinique Stilwell

New screening programme planned for cystic fibrosis in South Africa

Sci-Tech

New screening programme planned for cystic fibrosis in South Africa

By Catherine Tomlinson

Mapping humanity: Genetic history celebrates the diversity and the complexity of the collective story of humans

South Africa

Mapping humanity: Genetic history celebrates the diversity and the complexity of the collective story of humans

By Ufrieda Ho

A DNA test could save your life, but potentially also hand you a life sentence

Business Maverick

A DNA test could save your life, but potentially also hand you a life sentence

By Ruan Jooste

From a vial of mom's blood, a fetus's entire genome

Newsdeck

From a vial of mom's blood, a fetus's entire genome

By Reuters