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Not to say never jeanetgenetica engineer an embryo or a baby, but we have to say only use it for diseases. if thats what were going to say, im comfortable with that. but to say were not going to do it at all and leave kids impaired or dying, that seems to me not the right ethical course. >> so far the fda is not hipping its hand on which way it will lean. but experts believe they will allow this in small-scale trials. shep. >> there are some fierce critics of this thing, trace. whats their point...

Using vapor devices. the proposal goes to the council for a vote next week. new fierce about -- fears about acetaminophen. a strong link between prenatal use and childhood adhd. heres the other side of the argument. many doctors say fevers could pose an even greater risk to the fetus. any study suggests women with a certain genetic mutation carrying the risk of cancer can reduce the risk fg they have their ovaries removed by the age of 35. studies show the risk is reduced by some 80%. lets t...

Looked at their genes and if they have mutation in about eight series of the genes they are at risk for getting this aggressive prostate cancer. why is that important? somebody who has family history of prostate cancer we can get the genetic tumors, markers and find out if theyre going to get prostate cancer so we can change their diet. when theyre diagnosed with prostate cancer are we operating on someone -- >> can you get it now? >> there are some genetic. >> i go into my doctor and get a psa?...

Very strong family ties to prostate cancer carried at least one mutation of a gene that has been associated with karener iss. so i think these tests need to be tested, proonks but at the end of the day, might become one of the tools that doctors utilize and say, okay, you have a strong genetic history, lets do this. >> it kind of reminds me of angelina jolie and she had that trace of not prostate cancer obviously. >> she had the brach 1. >> they may not know who their fathers are. >> not only th...

Preimplantation genetics. youre taking the embryo before you implant it, you say there is a problem here. you have a disease. huntingtons disease or cystic fibrosis where the child wont do well. you say maybe ill choose a different embryo. that has been done for awhile. now were crossing the line over to risk and that is where it gets difficult. the braca gene you have a five times greater chance of getting breast cancer. if we knew an embryo had that gene what would we do? in the future we migh...

This is not ready for rhyme time 102 people studied at duke university. but there are a couple of issues. first of all, we overprescribe antibiotics. two million people are getting resistant bacteria because we giving out 50 percent unnecessary antibiotics that lead to resistant bacteria because of mutation. it is great if we had a tool to help us say this is a bacteria. someone that is not making green mucous, you have muscle ache, it is probably a virus the i can tell the difference. if i coul...

Results? >> i think it is very early stage in genetic testing for health risks for consumers to trust these kind of results but i do want to say for your viewer not all diseases are the same. for example, breast cancer does have a very well-established mutation that if you do have the brac can mutation you have a much higher risk. that is very well-known. i dont want viewers all together to dismiss genetic testing. but for most common diseases there is no well-known mutation that will highly up ...

If theres one american iconic hero, its the lone cowboy. does that have any resonance at all out here? >> every culture here, mexican, spanish, in pueblo, reservation, white, we all are cowboys here. >> i am a native new mexican. ive gone through strange phases of like my ownership of this place. its this weird mixed bag of everything here all the time, and thats -- that is the identity. that i dont know. it allows a certain freedom. >> my desire to wear cowboy boots and put a hat on right now, ...

>> well, im from new mexico and yes, i would also like to put my curse word kicking boots and a hat. >> very kind of you. >> well, sure. >> tony, ive got a question for you. what do you think of new mexico? kind of what are your thoughts? >> im going to try to boil it down to a simple statement. if youre an easterner and you come out to new mexico, you start to see metaphors in everything. but actually, if you were to stretch a little bit, you could say that new mexico is a perfect metaphor for ...

The samsung galaxy s-4. this one has a 4.3 inch screen. it has most of the benefits. its the sam size as the iphone 5 yet the screen -- >> so this is new? >> its recent. its like a mutation of the samsung galaxy s-4 family. >> i have the 3 but this is the smaller -- >> this is more pocket friendly. it has a lot of the great features that make the galaxy a popular phone. >> i walked into a store the other way, was selling for a penny. >> what? how is that? >> that is -- well, actually, in sprint,...