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Genomics
Whole Genome Sequencing

When DNA Tells You More Than You Asked For: The Curious Case of Incidental Findings

January 23, 2026

Imagine going for a test to answer one simple question ‘why am I sick?‘ and discovering something entirely unexpected. That is what can happen in modern genomics. When doctors sequence a person’s DNA to look for the cause of a specific condition, they sometimes uncover incidental findings: genetic information that…

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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…