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Why China Loves DNA Tests for Babies

Why China Loves DNA Tests for Babies

FromPrognosis: Losing it


Why China Loves DNA Tests for Babies

FromPrognosis: Losing it

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jul 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chinese consumers, just like Westerners, are lining up for DNA tests. But unlike their American and European counterparts, the Chinese appear to have far fewer qualms about privacy and sharing their data. And what they’re expecting to glean from their genetic information goes far beyond family trees or hints of future disease. From assessing the talents of hours-old infants to making career and life decisions based on DNA tests, the Chinese have fully embraced the genetics boom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jul 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For much of human history, we’ve turned to diets to lose weight and improve our health. But it’s mostly been in vain. No matter how much the number on the scale drops begins to go down, chances are that the weight will come back. That’s just what the science says. But when it comes to weight, the facts just don’t seem to matter. Losing It, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, looks at how we got weight loss so wrong — and whether there’s a better way forward.