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23andMe is now offering a $99 genetics test again — but it's very different...
For those who are interested in learning more about where their family came from using a genetics test, but don't want all the other reports 23andMe offers, the company has a test for that. 23andMe, a...
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A startup that tries to gauge your cancer risk just raised another $45 million
Color Genomics, a genetics testing company that for $249 wants to tell you if you have the genetic mutations that could predispose you to certain types of cancer, just raised another $45 million to...
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A baby with 3 biological parents was born using a new technique — here's what...
A baby containing the DNA from three different people was born, New Scientist reports.The baby boy, born five months ago, is the first baby born using a particular technique, called spindle nuclear...
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White supremacists are using DNA tests to prove their whiteness
Andrew remembers feeling a “tinge of apprehension” when he logged on to 23andMe. Several weeks earlier, he’d spit into a tube and mailed it to the genetic testing company, which analyzes customers’ DNA...
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A genetics company that wants to sequence and analyze your entire genome for...
Veritas Genomics, a biotech company that wants to sequence and analyze your entire genome for $999, just got another $30 million to pull it off. Trustbridge Partners led the Series B round, and Lilly...
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I took a $30 test that told me if I had 'superhero' genes — and it was by far...
I'm no stranger to consumer genetics tests. I've done ones that told me where my ancestors came from, ones that tried to advise me how to eat and exercise, and of course, 23andMe's test.But until now,...
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The 'app store for genetics' just landed another major partner (NVTA)
Helix, a company that wants to act like an "app store" of your genetic code, just landed another partner that will build one of the first apps on the platform. The startup launched August 2015 with...
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This startup claims to pair different wines with your DNA
A new wine delivery service called Vinome is promising to deliver “the ultimate personalized wine experience” — customized to your DNA.There isn’t much (or, really, any) science to back it up. But it’s...
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23andMe has discovered hundreds of genetic links to traits, and much more is...
Browse the published research from 23andMe, and you may be amazed by how much the genetic testing startup has discovered in a few years.Send in your spit and take a few surveys, and you'll get an idea...
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23andMe's president is stepping down
The president of 23andMe, a consumer genetics company, is stepping down.Andy Page, who has been at 23andMe since 2013, will remain on the company's board, while all of his direct reports are going to...
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The author of a book called 'Am I My Genes?' says anyone who tries a personal...
Ever considered taking a peek inside your genes?Today it seems easy. First, sign up with a personal genetics company like AncestryDNA, 23andMe, or any of the more than a dozen American companies that...
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I've taken AncestryDNA and 23andMe genetics tests — here's what I tell people...
I've sent my spit off for more genetics tests than I can count.Each one I've tried so far has offered a different experience, a different approach to how they present the data, or what information they...
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A Harvard scientist just won $3 million for discovering the hidden...
Almost every cell in a human body carries a copy of our genetic code, the DNA that holds the unique biological blueprint for who we are.That DNA tells our cells what to do. When they divide, that...
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Most forensic science is bogus
Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence...
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We tried 23andMe's new genetic test, and there’s so much you can learn about...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.I am often confounded by the...
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I shipped my spit to AncestryDNA to see how much I could learn from my genes...
I have to admit: I've become a genetics geek. Ever since I sent my first saliva sample to be analyzed by consumer-genetics company 23andMe, I've become obsessed with what I can find out from a sample...
View ArticleHere's why some men have red beards but not red hair
Scientists have figured out the specific gene mutation responsible for red hair — and why it's more common in beards than on heads.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »
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Gene therapy is here, and it could radically change modern medicine
For a few lucky patients, 2016 was the year when gene therapy turned from promises to cures. The technology, long contemplated as a way to erase disease by revising people's DNA, made big advances and...
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A startup that wants to create a simple blood test for every form of cancer...
A cancer startup that wants to build a blood test to screen for cancer is seeking to raise at least $1 billion.Grail was created in January 2016 by gene-sequencing giant Illumina, funded by a group of...
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How one scientist is using technology to try and hack his genes to transform...
In a dream Brian Hanley told me about, he’s riding a bus when he meets a man in dark leather clothing. Next thing he knows, he is splayed across a tilted metal bed, being electrocuted.The dream was no...
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