My dear friend Tracy is one of South Boston’s best kept secrets. She is without a doubt the best GF-baker I know, but whenever someone suggests she open a bakery, she shrugs, saying it’s just a hobby. So since her products aren’t available in Whole Foods near you, I’d like to share with you one of… Read more »
Posts By: Kayla Sheets
Vibrant Gene Founder Featured in Perspectives Magazine
February 17, 2015 Perspectives Magazine, Q1 2015 The founder of Vibrant Gene helped create the first non-English speaking clinical rotation training site for American genetic counselors. Read about challenges that pioneers in genetic counseling face in Chile. Pictured (left to right): Sonia Margarit, CGC; Maria Luisa Guzman, RN; Kayla Sheets, LCGC; in Santiago, Chile…. Read more »
Three-Parent IVF Babies?: allow us to explain…
(Part 1) February 12, 2015 (updated March 9, 2015) Photo by Erin Lee The UK is the first country in the world to legalize the use of 3-parent IVF techniques. The FDA is currently reviewing the technique for use in the US. How can three parents create one biological baby? Much of this post… Read more »
Vibrant Gene’s Beginnings
One Christmas, I thought it would be fun to try out at-home DNA testing for my then-fiance and for myself. I recall sitting side by side on our overstuffed couch, spitting into plastic test tubes and laughing at the slobbery mess we were making. After about a month of waiting, the results were in. We… Read more »