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Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

In many countries, newborn screening programmes test babies for certain inherited conditions shortly after birth.