There is now a DNA test to identify carriers of the gene. (lovethatpet.com)
New research has revealed the healthy carriers of a gene that causes a rare respiratory disease are taller and larger than average, with greater respiratory capacity. (sciencedaily.com)
Lisa Harris, of Dalton High School in New York City, won this year's top Siemens prize for individuals — a $ 100,000 college scholarship — for developing a new method to detect carriers of a gene responsible for cystic fibrosis. (sciencemag.org)