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Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...

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The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) recently initiated an essay contest to encourage high school students to think seriously about the implications of human genetic research. The group was ...

Genetic testing has had a shift in the past ten years, as it has left medical laboratories and entered living rooms.

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Charlotte Chilton says Conor Maynard's negative paternity tests could be explained by a rare genetic condition - so how ...