as in useful business arrived the clock on the website and the online object part. thank you so much for watching us by the new parents always want to know is my baby healthy in germany, newborn tested for a number of serious diseases. now, aspects of debating whether to test for more conditions using what's called a g nomic screening. this involves sequencing the babies and todd genetic makeup for disorders. but what are the ethical issues? and does it make sense? all of us and more on the w sign show. welcome to tomorrow. today.

it's an ordinary day for antonio and her family. she's just finished taking her medication. where should i put the bottle? put it away please. well albert, wearing antonia is 9 years old. she has to take medication 7 times a day. it used to be 10 times including it nice, often through a gastric tool. now shouldn't the color i can do it alone at school, but at home it's easy to forget what time to take. it is pretty much what i usually bring it to her. we go to the same school and as i don't think i can show you on tonia has system osis or rare genetic disorder that causes 16 crystals to form throughout her body. that leads to oregon damage, especially in the kidneys and ice without treatment, the damage worse since over time. and i'm, i liked the music. my mom says there are some kinds of crystals inside me. that's why i need to use the eye drops. otherwise, she says on ice will eventually go blind, or my dish,

get them present 1st as well. and we don't want that. took sensors to control. yeah, but sure, but the eye drops are annoying. nashville on tonia was diagnosed on her 1st birthday for her parents. the news came as a shock, but it also allowed her to begin treatment, helping to prevent more serious oregon damage. had she been diagnosed as a newborn her life to day might be very different. that one, cuz she does this, this. the difference is that she wouldn't have kidney damage kind of from the moment problem on the show and for the children, that means they don't need as much medication and daily life is easier for them and their families have united faculty. i'm assuming it didn't come in for search results that in the future. serious genetic diseases will be diagnosed as early as possible after birth. a project based at the university hospitals, ohio back in mannheim. it's exploring how this might work. the existing newborn

screening program could serve as a model every day. hundreds of blood samples from newborns are sent to heidelberg, where they're tested for medical like disorders and a few genetic conditions. the researchers believe the screening could be expanded. it's supposed to be a, a good fortune to, to there have been significant advances in molecular genetic technology and the methods available to us codes, hudson missional. today we could scream not just for 19 diseases, but for dustin's or even hundreds of them. being in theory, analyzing a newborns entire genome could become routine that would only require a few drops of blood. and full genome analysis is becoming increasingly affordable to go into the homeless initially, the goal of the screening isn't to filter out children. what we aim to do is diagnose affected babies and children as early as possible. thank site visit site to share can that different from prenatal screening?

this is where the focus might be on discriminating a pregnancy and see that's not the purpose of our program. and so the and how about the home key disapproval, even most need on diagnostics for newborns. is complex and raises many questions that's following the new lives project brings together experts from several fields including ethics, law, psychology, genetics, and pediatric medicine. one key concern is what happens to the data after newborns are tested. how should it be stored and protected by does all have depth as 5 surveys of parents have shown that this is a major concern. and so have studies carried out by international projects. no one wants their child's genome to be exposed in a data leak or to be misused in some other way off. but another important question is which diseases should be included in the screening feminist type screen? if the screening is too broad, then all will be able to say to parents as your child might or might not develop

this condition that would place a heavy burden on them, leaving them anxious and worried. and we want to limit the screening to genetic disorders that have a very high risk of actually manifesting themselves. that's why the researchers have devised strict criteria for which diseases to include. and the screening program is for once guns. and that's the for us. it's very clear about me on the face. we'd only want to identify in genetic variance that cause genetic disorders that manifest in early childhood food and keep this out of money fist in. and we aim to identify diseases where early screening or treatment could significantly improve outcomes or even lead to a tourist or the computer to kind of get and can. so any diagnosis made through screening must have a direct impact on treatment. while this seems reasonable, that also means withholding diagnoses that could still be important to families to

take the romero family 7 year old tiara has a rare genetic disorder cone do 15 q syndrome. children born with this condition can have a range of complex disabilities including autism. spectrum disorder and epilepsy. amen. 6 more mountain park there. she was 6 months old when she had her 1st seizure and we went to the hospital, but they missed diagnosed it as a re fox and sent us home safely, things escalated quickly after that were done and i had some kids aside. she was having a 1000 seizures a day, and we went through a long and difficult journey to finally get a diagnosis. you know sick? verena romero says the speed of diagnosis often depends on the medical team and the persistence of the parents. a diagnosis is crucial because it allows parents to build a support network and manage symptoms more effectively. shielding parents from a diagnosis doesn't make sense even if it takes time for the disease to become symptomatic. colma, the trauma isn't habitable, no matter when i find out about the diagnosis,

whether it's at birth or 30 years old. it won't change the reality. the disability is there and it won't go away. getting sick. the specialist and title back in mannheim have chosen to focus on a clearly defined set of criteria is as we understand them, i don't difficulty personally believe it's best to proceed step by step on introducing as you know, mix screening program for newborns would be a major step for our health care system, it is on types this team on file. so believe we have the right to know if i should be fully the right not to know certain things including genetic information, need to say in from much to on the seat. the researchers are committed to upholding that right, well also maintaining and the flexibility to expand the screening criteria. but it will still take years before genetic screening for newborns is widely introduced in germany. new lives will conclude in 2025 with other pilot projects sent to follow

the for the sins family. that would be welcome news. while antonia's oregon damage can't be undone, other children could be diagnosed and treated as newborns. allowing them to lead a more carefree life. wild, irritable, stubborn, or cheerful, both nature genes, i'm new to our environment, help shape us. but what exactly determines our personality dots where studies of twins come in when 2 people on genetically the same and grew up in the same environment. well, they end up with identical personality traits for us on and who is a new hundreds and the olympic training center and height of america is a home away from home. the identical twins are members of the german national boxing team. they share the same genes and the same passion for boxing, but they're not exactly the same. was a new is to minutes younger than his brother. he's self critical disciplined and

conscientious us on the older twin is 2 centimeters taller. he's even tempered, optimistic and tearing. and don't give them we were with friends on the quiet or lines though. if i don't like something, i always try to get my way. that's if he's more determined than i am. and we can do that for me. the little things that go a bit wrong, feel incredibly dramatic, and for him is just no, well, it happens. it's supposed to you because i don't go looking for conflict, but i don't avoid it either a sounds, but our son was always the one who got in the most trouble. how son and was a new were born in gambia when they were for their biological father passed away. their mother thought to move to germany to earn a living while the twins stayed with extended family in gambia. in germany, 5 to re married and her new husband adopted us on tuesday, no of an age age. the twins joins their mother in germany. do they share the same

genes and past their personalities aren't identical? so how did those differences come about? what role do genetics and environment play and shaping our personalities? at the university of bologna appear, toby rolly is conducting research on that question. does work, focuses on a specific trade risk tolerance, a trait that can be relevant for athletics, but also have an impact on health finances and other domains. and risk taking behavior or risk tolerance might apply to all of these domains and might apply differently. so what we try to get in our study was a general underlying trait that is kind of coming across different domains. in 2019 p through bureau, you conducted a study using data from a 1000000 people to participants answered questions like,

do you consider yourself a cautious or an adventurous person? and would you describe yourself as someone willing to take risks the study also at allies. so participants genomes, human dna is made up of a chain of base pairs and about 99.9 percent of the sequence is identical in all humans. to that remaining point one percent accounts for our differences. these variations in the human genome are called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or snips. these variants can explain not only physical traits such as here and die color, but also personality differences. p toby rowley has identified which snaps are linked to risk tolerance. what we end up finding is that we identified a 120 before snips

a 124 genetic variants that were strongly associated with the n robustly associated with risk tolerance. and these were scattered throughout the genome. $12.00 to $22.00 chromosomes out of single chromosomes and they were in $99.00 different low . so low site in the juno. so it's not just one but a large number of snaps that influence risk taking behavior. that discovery can also help explain other personality traits. only a handful of snips have a direct impact like those that determine high color, most snips only contribute to a genetic predisposition. if there is an environment that is receptive to this inclination, these genetic differences might widen and might lead to even further differences. and so the environment like a lens could they could increase these differences, asking whether it's more genes or more environment. or there's someone else who

said, you know, a genes load, the gun and lifestyle pulled the trigger. or in other words, our personalities are shaped by both our genes and our environment. but personality isn't set in stone. it can change over time. we can build on favorable genetic traits and compensate for less favorable ones. in the sports world, certain personality traits can spell the difference between victory and defeat. the twins are unusually courageous and determined. they train for hours each day, which demands both physical and mental stamina. and the only thing to succeed in this sports, you need a lot of willpower and a lot of discipline, right from the beginning of august, some dialogue of use and zine for book boxing takes a certain kind of personality. i mean, who willingly let himself get punched in the face. it's pretty crazy. it shouldn't

matter. about 5 percent of all accounts is i'll believe to be heard a tree, people who inhabit a genetic predisposition have a higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer over the lifetime. one of us mouth janice done has a question about how can you avoid getting cancer? it can develop almost anywhere in the body. a range of different factors can play a role in causing cancer. and while many kinds i'm not preventable, there are things you can do to reduce your risk of developing it. doctors list smoking as the greatest risk factor. around one in 5 comes the diagnoses as being

attributed to it. the alcohol is also a major risk factor. for a long time expense underestimate the link between obesity in kansas, that many countries are now seeing a rise in bell cancer among young adults. anyone who is a beast by the age of 20 has more than twice the risk of developing cancer as someone of average weight. and for those who remain a base, the risk increases with every year. what's called visceral abdominal fence is particularly problematic. it surrounds the internal ink ends and leads to chronic inflammation which can promote human development. fat cells also release estrogen which can stimulate cancer, cell grace, and people who are overweight to produce excess into that, which is another risk factor. so that makes sense to reduce body fat,

particularly around the belly. you can do this to exercise. and spike eating a balanced diet. second, so you dislike broccoli. rad issues. brussel, sprouts, all white cabbage attempts of fighting prophecies, berries and apples also contains cell protecting substances. as to medicinal and aromatic plants like garlic, ginger fronting around 40 percent discount, says could be prevented by a healthy lifestyle, but counts that can arise due to many causes among them, pollutants and genetic scientists. that's why it's important to have regular medical screenings, etc, available. let us read, why do you have a science question? send it to us by video, text or voice mail. if we answer it on the show,

we'll send you a little surprised is authentic q. so go on. just ask one day soon. these little green circles might be a potent weapon against the concept that tiny robots that can be instructed to navigate their way to specific cells. the medical micro robots were developed, it's a technical university of munich, pioneering team of researches. this reddish brown liquid contains around a 1000000 micro robots. professor bana is collect 8 a month and her team can guide them under the microscope between clusters of human selves and the success of the vineyards, the ones that a yeah, our micro robots are around. inside the similar to cells. they can move, they can stimulate individual cells and they can be controlled wirelessly, kind of in a wireless danica or what's on. the concert in the micro robots are about half the

diameter of human hair and are controlled by physical and chemical processes. rather than computer encased in biomaterial derived from algebra, they're essentially invisible to human cells. in the future, they could deliver targeted substances and surface therapy to tools. they can have some um, specific properties, like we observe, sylvia tend to inject some goals and on the particles to have some certainly effects to functionalize our microtubules. one of the goals is to contribute to cancer research. the micro robots can be instructed to attach to a counselor, so seeing here in blue and yellow, once heated with a laser, they can transfer that thermal energy to the cell which could make it more receptive to treatment. may come to the question is how can we study kansas cells in a lab setting and how did they respond to different temperatures or other factors, but the, this isn't directly about cancer treatment lives. what we're aiming to do is understand individual cancer cells better in the lab by which could help and

developing more effective drugs and therapy. so the twins f austin's one day these micro robots could serve as a transport system. they could deliver drugs to specific cells or even help repair damaged organs by delivering tissues i'm trying to encapsulate time, so those sound solves would be the same shape into parts, cells, adults, cardiac cells. and then maybe we can use these micro jobs as a tool for cell injection for some software p forage in there. for now, the munich, based by the engineers, are working with the tissue cold tricks and petri dishes. but soon, millions of these micro robots could be navigating the human body, helping to treat cancer and other diseases. now, we'll dive into a completely different well, virtual one that creates an interrupted experience for all the senses. one day you

might find it in a museum at school or in vocational training for in medicine engineering, for aerospace, cutting edge technology that's helping reality go virtual meano's king graves. welcome you here at can offices the world of virtual reality. these players are their avatars. for navigating the legendary labyrinth of the minutes or from outside the set. this all looks a bit peculiar, but it's the creation of cutting edge technology. virtual reality hardware and software are integrated directly into the b r headsets, allowing for seamless communication that allows the players or their avatars to interact with each other and the digital environment. it's more than just the game,

mino, x, r, n e, and did flagship project aims to explore. the full potential of the technology must be here. and because we've developed here is a highly innovative, extended reality game experience, game experience. but the technology behind it has broad applications. for example, in fields like medicine and therapeutic application for the to help were extended reality could significantly reduce costs, increased costs, you could say, got this, i think i'm kind of gets when you start getting developed on i'm in control and would love to give it a try and visa for riley will be guiding me through the labyrinth of the mandatory after which briefing on the technology coverage venture begins. visa has transformed herself into a me no, and for now everything seems calm, but this unfamiliar world somehow commands respect. we carefully make our way through

a narrow passage way. tension builds as we have to balance on some loose beings above a deep abyss. my fear of heights escaped, did i turn the wheels to open the next door? next to us we encounter one of our predecessors, or rather what remains of him. i take his sword with me. and here he is. the miniature enough had moved from the looks of it. long ago i decided against doing military service, but the minute toward gives me no choice. i am forced to battle these pretty good channels, but help is on the way of his mailing these on the as well really exhausting recently. it's amazing, and it's a 3 dimensional experience. the fear of heights that you feel engine, even though you know you're not actually on solid ground. couple one by seats in

incredibly intense, a really intense experience. it assistance and didn't see this confusion student can see the file guns also because we understand what's remarkable about this project is that up to 4 players can be part of the expanse. at the same time, i see that and talked to last time player interaction in virtual reality is still relatively new in terms of it's the technology that's coming to good network communication between the b r headsets as a challenge photo. and that's what we're focusing on, was kinda making it faster and smoother. and so that 4 people really can interact with each other simultaneously in the virtual world to again con. motion capture is a well known technology for animating characters, including the minutes or the desperation on the face of the minute towards mother is captured with a smartphone you must be curse to 10 in

the waterfront off the car. so we offer you a great deal of attention to detail has gone into the game and tries to foster awareness of those issues are and for connections we can look at the possibilities of extended reality. you seem almost limitless, whether in education, vocational training, or cultural experiences, fashion processors and affordable hardware are making it more accessible. the trend is moving towards in increasingly more vivid digital environments and, and immersive digital experience. and that's eve, i as a merciful name and fully engaged with all my senses spinning, i feel like i'm at home and that's no virtual world soon and even feels like i can receive things like temperature and moisture and my body becomes an avatar. so we've already seen in the game we're developing here, who should be of us be here and because extended reality, as a digital illusion from me, it was a real experience and experience. i look forward to repeating

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