Item: News Digest for February 18, 2010
Cheap DNA test can detect genetic diseases: study:
Researchers at Edinburgh University’s School of Chemistry have found an easy way to distinguish many life-threatening diseases. The low-cost, half-hour DNA test has few health risks. Scientists can track changes in a human’s genetic code using saliva, and find mutations that can indicate serious ailments such as cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease and pancreatic cancer.