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AirTalk FOR April 23, 2018

The impending ubiquity of DNA-sequencing for infants – and its bioethical challenges

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Week in politics: What to make of Mike Pompeo’s confirmation troubles, the evolution of President Trump’s legal team, North Korea talks and more

AirTalk’s weekly politics roundtable wraps up the big headlines you missed this weekend and looks ahead to the week in D.C. and California.
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Hearing arguments for and against CA bill that would ban paid gay ‘conversion therapy’ services for adults

Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) introduced a bill that would limit efforts to pay for gay “conversion therapy” in California.
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The impending ubiquity of DNA-sequencing for infants – and the bioethical challenges

The ability to study a person’s DNA brings tremendous medical promises, but also poses great ethical challenges.
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Two sets of identical twins swapped at birth, reunited 25 years later

William and Wilber grew up in the rural village of La Paz, Colombia, believing to be fraternal twin brothers for much of their life, along with their family and friends.
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