under 1% of the genome vs. 99% of the genome

No, Orchid does not edit embryos. We give reports to parents that help them detect serious genetic diseases that would be missed by the older screening methods

genetic screening on embryos and during pregnancy screens less than 1% of the DNA and detects a very small category of genetic disease, orchid screens 99% and detects many more diseases bsky.app/profile/noor...

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We support parents who have been through heartbreaking diagnoses themselves, been caregivers for loved ones, or have a child suffering from an incurable illness. Honored to help these heroic people get more information and maximize their chance to have a healthy baby.

What’s new here is that with Orchid we read 99% of the DNA and scan for 1200+ serious diseases that are missed by existing options - some lethal to infants or in early childhood

Genetic testing already happens worldwide on embryos and pregnant women. The problem is existing tests scan far less than 1% of the DNA and can only look at a tiny number of genetic diseases.

We want people going into the decision of which embryo to transfer informed vs. uninformed.