Lab Rat or Button Monkey?

I haven’t managed to find some technical information from Roche, but I did find this site: http://www.diavant.com/diavant/CMSFront.html It seems to be geared to a higher level than Labtestsonline so I’m guessing it is aimed at a more medical audience than Labtestsonline which is aimed at the patient.  A quick nose around seems to suggest that [...]

Another story in the New Scientist, this one is about a blood test during pregnancy which can diagnose fetal genetic disorders.  The big advantage over the current method, amniocentesis, is that it doesn’t raise the risk of miscarriage. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19325904.800-no-more-needles-into-the-womb.html 

I saw this article in the New Scientist magazine and thought it might be of interest. Also, coverage in USA Today and at CBC