Starting at the top left of my printed paper:
"Scientists hit at core of Down Syndrome" by Carolyn Y. Johnson | Globe Staff, July 17, 2013
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have shown that it is possible to do what had once seemed unthinkable — shut down the extra chromosome that causes the developmental problems and intellectual disabilities in people with Down syndrome.
The surprising result, so far accomplished only with human cells grown in laboratory dishes, is the fruit of a daring, out-of-the-box approach by a scientist whose work has been shaped by her early experience counseling families of children with disabilities....
The gist of the discovery is this:
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Related: As Down detection gets easier, choices harder
Ever notice it is never the vaccines fault?
Slow Saturday Special: Checking the Kidneys
Where are the protests over the killing of that kid?
