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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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I've taken AncestryDNA, 23andMe, and National Geographic genetics tests —...
I tried DNA tests from 23andMe, Ancestry, and National Geographic to learn about my family's history and my health.The tests vary in terms of what information they provide and how precise they are.I'm...
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A blockbuster gene editing tool could cause more damage than experts thought
A new study has concluded that genetic editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9, can cause significantly greater havoc than experts thought.It could cause enough damage to threaten the health of patients who would...
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Genetically modified 'designer babies' might be okay, according to a top...
A leading UK bioethics group called the Nuffield Council released a report saying that under certain circumstances, editing the DNA of human embryos might be ethically acceptable.The report said that...
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Summer sun and fatty foods can damage our DNA — here's what you can do about it
Summersunburns and fatty foods can severely damage our DNA— our bodies accumulate quadrillions of new DNA injuries every day. Our DNA is held together by protective regions at the ends of our...
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You can track down your relatives in foreign countries, even if you don't...
Your ancestors got you to where you are today, whether or not you know who they are. There are entire industries with resources to help you locate your ancestors, making it easy to piece together your...
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DNA testing company 23andMe has signed a $300 million deal with a drug giant...
Popular DNA testing companies like Ancestry and 23andMe can — and frequently do — sell your data to drug makers. On Wednesday, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline announced it was acquiring a $300...
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A 9/11 victim has been identified nearly 17 years after one of the worst...
Nearly 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, medical examiners have determined one victim's identity using new DNA testing methods.Bone fragments recovered at Ground Zero in 2001 have been linked to...
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Here's how the military will identify soldiers from the remains released by...
NEW YORK (AP) — The US military remains released by North Korea on Friday will be sent to a military lab in Hawaii, where they'll enter a system that routinely identifies service members from...
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A medical diagnostics startup that wants to use CRISPR technology to detect...
Mammoth Biosciences announced a $23 million funding round on Tuesday, setting the company up to try and make a dent in the $45 billion global disease detection market.The startup uses CRISPR-based...
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