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I took a DNA test that recommends diet and health tips based on your genes —...
DNA testing can teach you everything from your ethnic background and disease pre-disposition to food preferences and exercise habits.A DNA testing company called Vitagene approached me to take a DNA...
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Many of the best at-home DNA kits are on sale right now to celebrate National...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.Today, April 25, is National DNA Day. As...
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Friends can share similar brain waves, genetics, and personality traits —...
If you look at your friends, you may find that they are similar in a lot of ways.Research suggests this could be for a number of reasons.Friends tend to share similar brain waves, and react to...
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Genetics company 23andMe is rolling out a huge initiative for people with...
Genetics testing company 23andMe recently launched a feature that allows customers to share information about what treatments for 18 conditions — including depression and ADHD — do and don't work for...
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How to delete your DNA data from genetics companies like 23andMe and Ancestry
Investigators say they cracked the cold case of the Golden State Killer with help from data on a genetics website.The investigators revealed that they uploaded a suspect's raw DNA signature — sourced...
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A 23andMe competitor just launched its own cancer testing initiative — but it...
Consumer genetics company Color Genomics is rolling out services to test for genes linked to cancer and high cholesterol.Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures announced the new feature at global health...
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DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Athenahealth gets $7B bid — Teladoc taps mental...
Welcome to Digital Health Briefing, the newsletter providing the latest news, data, and insight on how digital technology is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem, produced by Business Insider...
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A startup that wants to make treatments that edit single letters in our DNA...
Beam Therapeutics, a new startup founded by gene-editing pioneers, just raised $87 million to get its technology that changes single letters in DNA into humans.The cutting-edge technology, known as...
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A Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs, and humans could be next
A professor at Harvard Medical School has co-founded a start-up that intends to reverse the effects of aging in dogs. Taking cue from studies of worms and flies, the startup believes the lifespan of a...
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Scientists are about to start a hunt for the Loch Ness monster using DNA testing
Scientists will test the lake of the fabled Loch Ness monster using a DNA-capturing robot. Whenever a creature moves through its environment, it leaves behind tiny fragments of DNA from skin, scales,...
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Why so many people still believe the Loch Ness monster is real
The Loch Ness monster debate has conflicted researchers for years.A research team plans to use DNA testing that will establish once and for all if the Loch Ness monster exists. Whether the research...
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There could be a genetic reason some people get 'hangry'
DNA-testing company 23andMe asked 100,000 people if they get "hangry," the phenomenon in which you get irritable or angry when you are feeling hungry. Based on the responses as well as the peoples'...
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A blockbuster gene-editing tool has been linked to cancer — here's how...
Boldheadlines linking blockbuster gene-editing tool CRISPR to cancer sent stocks in companies trying to bring the technology to medicine tumbling.But scientists who study the technique say the concerns...
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Pharma giant Roche just made a $2.4 billion bet on cancer data (FMI)
Roche on Tuesday bought the rest of Foundation Medicine, a company that collects genetic data from samples of cancer tissue or blood, for $2.4 billion.Roche had held a majority stake in the company,...
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Lawmakers are asking DNA-testing companies about their privacy policies —...
Taking a DNA test to learn about your ancestry or health can be fun, but it requires the transfer of sensitive information: your genetic data. When sending in your DNA sample, it's important to get a...
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23andMe plans to send DNA kits to try to reunite families separated at the...
On Thursday, congressional representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) talked to 23andMe about possibility of using genetic testing to help reunite families separated at the border.The next day, 23andMe CEO...
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Many of the best at-home DNA kits are on sale right now to celebrate National...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.Today, April 25, is National DNA Day. As...
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Friends can share similar brain waves, genetics, and personality traits —...
If you look at your friends, you may find that they are similar in a lot of ways.Research suggests this could be for a number of reasons.Friends tend to share similar brain waves, and react to...
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Genetics company 23andMe is rolling out a huge initiative for people with...
Genetics testing company 23andMe recently launched a feature that allows customers to share information about what treatments for 18 conditions — including depression and ADHD — do and don't work for...
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How to delete your DNA data from genetics companies like 23andMe and Ancestry
Investigators say they cracked the cold case of the Golden State Killer with help from data on a genetics website.The investigators revealed that they uploaded a suspect's raw DNA signature — sourced...
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