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genetic screening

NOUN
genetic counseling


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We wanted to shine the light on it and get people, especially women, to pay attention to their bodies — don’t put off your mammograms — and, for Chris, the big thing was genetic screening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

The research, published in the journal Cell, relied on an advanced CRISPR-based genetic screening technique in lab-grown human neurons.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

The European Sperm Bank said the "donor himself and his family members are not ill" and such a mutation is "not detected preventatively by genetic screening".

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

Some are working on embryo editing, while others are already selling genetic screening tools that seek to account for the influence of dozens or hundreds of genes on a trait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

"I think there's even more of an emphasis on early genetic screening, at least to detect pregnancies that might be abnormal."

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024


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