This serves to prevent certain genetic diseases or disorders from being passed on to the child. (americanpregnancy.org)
Another branch of my work focused more on the role of evolution in genetic disease, and in particular understanding why certain genetic diseases persist in the population despite their obvious fitness costs, and what forces are respsonsible for shaping their underlying genetic architectures. (genestogenomes.org)
Their spontaneous observation of the «double helix» sparked a torrent of research into DNA that today has us on the verge of finding a cure for certain genetic diseases. (smafoundation.org)