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Gusella was one of over 50 scientists who were nominated for the award. An international committee was formed to judge this pool of candidates, which included scientists ranging from neurologists to spinal cord researchers...
...Gusella was one of over 50 scientists who were nominated for the award. An international committee was formed to judge this pool of candidates, which included scientists ranging from neurologists to spinal cord researchers...
...offer DNA tests for 30 or 40 of the more commonly inherited disorders, including cystic fibrosis, susceptibility to some types of breast cancer, fragile X syndrome (after Down, the most common cause of mental retardation), Huntington's disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and various types of degeneration of the brainstem, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. If you include testable variants of some diseases, such as the many different genetic mutations that can cause cystic fibrosis, the number of available DNA probes rises to some 400, with the count growing almost daily. What's more, some tests provide accuracy as high...
...coming fast. Prenatal screening has helped to reduce more than 95% the number of Tay-Sachs births among American Jews of East European descent, a high-risk group. As a result of early identification, a few congenital conditions, such as spina bifida, a disabling hole in the spinal cord, are being treated in the womb by experimental surgery at about seven months. Sex-selection techniques based on in-vitro fertilization can reduce the risk of giving birth to a baby with sex-linked disorders, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and hemophilia, which affect only males...
...acting of most of the primary players is often effective and is sometimes very compelling. The plot itself works for roughly half the film, and we are privy to some meaningful character insights on occasion. Furthermore, when in its satiric mode, Hard Core Logo does for 90s punk what Spinal Tap did for late 70s/early 80s rock...