TheOnion: Doctors Alarmed After Early Tests Suggest That Pregnant Woman Black https://www.theonion.com/doctors-alarmed-after-early-tests-suggest-that-pregnant-1850775135?utm_source=regular #prenataldevelopment #prenataltesting #maternalhealth #humaninterest #womenshealth #davidpastor #birthdefect #obstetrics #childbirth #midwifery #fertility #pregnancy

"I knew that I had to start from scratch and wanted to try something more innovative and unusual. For the previous eight years, I worked on circulating cells, but now turned to blood and plasma. Scientifically, it was a very exciting time. I remember when we first looked at maternal plasma and saw that we could detect cell-free DNA, I could not believe my eyes. All these years, we were looking in the wrong place. It was just amazing that we could take a few drops of plasma and boil it for five minutes and get a signal that was so robust."

Dennis Lo, J Clin Inv

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