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		<title>@BYTES1GHz Tech: Nerds Find Cure For Down&#8217;s Syndrome; Abort Fetus</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to movies and television it is a scientific fact that Nerds have long been plagued with debilitating social diseases such as acne, braces, limp wrist, four-eyes, and polio. But now the Wizards over at the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington have crafted a method of casting the Sequence Genome spell ]]></description>
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<p>According to movies and television it is a scientific fact that Nerds have long been plagued with debilitating social diseases such as acne, braces, limp wrist, four-eyes, and polio. But now the Wizards over at the <a href="http://www.gs.washington.edu/" target="_blank">Department of Genome Sciences at the University</a> of Washington have crafted a <a href="http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/4/137/137ra76" target="_blank">method of casting the Sequence Genome spell</a> on a fetus using only plasma extracted from the blood of a mother. With this conjuration the Wizard will roll for perception and may reveal any number of genetic cankers blighting the womb. In the end, of course, it&#8217;s up to the parents to decide the fate of their spawn.</p>
<p>In this video a handsome sounding scientists explains the benefits of the new magick:</p>
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<p><em><a href="https://twitter.com/BYTES1GHz">.@BYTES1GHz</a> is a single serving of undigested tech for the unfocused and/or unconcerned. Don’t be disappoint. Like. Enjoy.</em></p>
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