Genomics Newborn Screening

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Genomics Newborn Screening
Rapid Whole Genome Seqencing

Tiny Patients, Big Answers: How Rapid Genome Sequencing Is Changing Lives

January 19, 2026

A decade ago, decoding a person’s DNA was slow, expensive, and mostly confined to research labs. Today, something remarkable is happening in hospitals and clinics around the world: doctors can read nearly all of a person’s genetic instruction manual in days or sometimes even hours. This is called rapid whole…

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Genomics Newborn Screening
Whole Genome Sequencing

Genomic Newborn Screening (gNBS): A Preventive, Sustainable Approach to Early-Life Healthcare

January 3, 2026

Newborn screening is one of the most successful preventive health interventions, enabling early identification of select inherited disorders and timely treatment. However, traditional newborn screening relies on biochemical markers that reflect downstream effects of disease. These markers often become abnormal only after the disease process has begun, meaning some degree…