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FY12 Spending Debate Comes to a Close

Congress completed, and the President signed into law, the FY12 appropriations bill. The $915 billion spending bill wraps up the remaining nine appropriations measures. The bill provides funding for programs at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National
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Rep. Rush Holt’s (D-NJ) Editorial in Most Recent Science

Science 16 September 2011:
Vol. 333 no. 6049 p. 1549
DOI: 10.1126/science.1211494
EDITORIAL:

Dueling Visions for Science

Rush Holt
Rush Holt is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District and has a doctoral degree in physics.

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Earlier and Safer Detection of Fetal Down Syndrome - 5/10/06

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Joe Leigh Simpson, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Simpson is a renowned investigator in the field of prenatal genetic diagnosis. He discusses how 2-3% of babies born with a birth defect may have chromosomal abnormalities. In addition, Dr. Simpson discusses the significant improvements and options available to women to test for birth defects in utero, including noninvasive and invasive procedures. The goal of providing reliable information, with less risk to pregnant women, is a longtime goal of researchers in this area.