The New York Times: Screening newborns for rare medical conditions began in 1959 with UB microbiologist

An article in The New York Times about plans of a federal panel to call for the screening of newborns for 29 rare medical conditions notes that such screening of newborns dates back to 1959 when Robert Guthrie, a UB microbiologist, developed a simple blood test for phenylketonuria (PKU). Go to article.