Comments on: From a Pregnant Woman’s Blood Sample, Researchers Determine Baby’s Genome http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/09/from-a-pregnant-womans-blood-sample-researchers-determine-babys-genome/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt B. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/09/from-a-pregnant-womans-blood-sample-researchers-determine-babys-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-486910 Matt B. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:25:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23593#comment-486910 @Ian, I don't think you know what "aka" means. As for "it’s interesting to note that ... the child’s DNA will remain with its mother even if she does not want the child", I think it's messed up to attach such an emotional meaning to mere DNA particles. @Ian, I don’t think you know what “aka” means.

As for “it’s interesting to note that … the child’s DNA will remain with its mother even if she does not want the child”, I think it’s messed up to attach such an emotional meaning to mere DNA particles.

]]> By: Ian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/12/09/from-a-pregnant-womans-blood-sample-researchers-determine-babys-genome/comment-page-1/#comment-486189 Ian Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:03:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=23593#comment-486189 A great piece of research as long as it used for good and not screening aka abortion - even so it's interesting to note that as with fetal microchimerism, the child's DNA will remain with its mother even if she does not want the child. A great piece of research as long as it used for good and not screening aka abortion – even so it’s interesting to note that as with fetal microchimerism, the child’s DNA will remain with its mother even if she does not want the child.

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