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Our podcast on science and technology. Our correspondent weighs up the benefits and risks of newborn screening programmes
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The genomic generation is on its way

Widespread bans don’t seem to be a hindrance

Studies show these can help detect pre-eclampsia and predict preterm births

Blood filtering has performed well in early trials

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