Illustration by Sophia Foster-Dimino
The BabySeq project in Boston has begun collecting data to quantify the risks and benefits of DNA sequencing at birth.
The central question for this project is what will come of giving genomic information to parents and their baby’s doctor. Will doctors order more tests and interventions? Will those tests and interventions make babies healthier? Or will they just waste money, or even end up doing more harm than good?
Anna Nowogrodzki, science writer 