{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/6a4531576771af4aa4662357?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should you get your baby’s genome sequenced?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1782919385455-8e833929-95ae-49d3-9ed7-e2ec6c0c18fd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ainslie Johnstone, our science correspondent, is pregnant. When she was approached to have her newborn baby’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/29/should-every-babys-dna-be-sequenced?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">genome sequenced</a> and screened for more than 200 rare conditions, she almost jumped at the opportunity. But she soon found herself with many unexpected questions.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Ainslie Johnstone, data and science correspondent at <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Amanda Pichini of Genomics England</li><li>Ewan Birney of the European Bioinformatics Institute</li><li>Anneke Lucassen of the University of Oxford</li><li>Carissa Véliz of the University of Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI</li><li>Alok Jha, <em>The Economist</em>’s science and technology editor&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Genomic sequencing</li><li>Data security</li><li>The Generation Study by Genomics England</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video </em></a><em>explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}