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Tag Archives: dna
Latest Victory For Regenerative Medicine: Pituitary Grown From Embryonic Stem Cells
Chalk up another part of the body that can be grown from stem cells – at least in mice. Scientists [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity, Stem Cells
Tagged brain, dna, genes, medicine, pituitary, regenerative medicine, RIKEN, yoshiki sasai
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Report: Baby’s Sex Can Be Determined With Mother’s Blood At Seven Weeks
Want to find out if your baby is going to be a boy or a girl but aren’t sure about [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health, Singularity
Tagged blood, China, diana bianchi, dna, gender tests, Genetics, medicine, pink and blue, tufts university
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Chinese Scientists Clone Cows With “Humanized” Milk
This very moment, grazing in the fields of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology in Beijing, China is a particular [...]
Cutting Edge Gene Therapy Successfully Treats Parkinson’s Symptoms
Imagine that for years you’ve lived with a body that is in constant, uncontrollable, motion: your hands tremble, your head [...]
Complete Genomics Gears Up for IPO This Week
Open up your financial umbrellas, Complete Genomics is going to make it rain. The Mountain View startup has built a [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged cliff reid, complete genomics, dna, genome, human genome, illumina, Ion Torrent, IPO, pacific biosciences, venture capital, venture funds, whole genome sequencing
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DNA Factory Plans to Open Within 6 Months
Good news for all you aspiring Craig Venters out there. Before the end of the year, synthetic biologists will have [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged biobrick, biofab, biological parts, dna, Genetics, nsf, synthetic biology
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Secret Messages Coded Into DNA Of Venter Synthetic Bacteria
Researchers at the J Craig Venter Institute recently unveiled their first self-replicating synthetic bacteria (M. mycoides JCVI-syn1.0) whose DNA was [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged base pair, code, Craig Venter, dna, J. Craig Venter Institute, JCVI, M. mycoides JCVI syn1.0, synthetic biology, watermarks
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Bio-Fab Ready to Distribute Building Blocks of Synthetic Life
The first biological design-build facility in the world announced that it will soon be able to synthesize chemicals, fuels and [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged adam arkin, biobrick, biofab, dna, drew endy, gaymon bennett, genetic engineering, Genetics, synthetic biology
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US Court Strikes Down Patent on Human Genes – Huge News for Genomics
In what is sure to become a landmark case for genomics, a US District Court Judge in New York (Robert [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged ACLU, court, dna, genetic rights, genetically modified, genomics, intellectual property, legal, Myriad Genetics, patents, Robert Sweet
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DNA Electronics Has a Hand Held Genetic Testing Device – Interview with CEO!
If your computer and your DNA had a baby, it would be the SNP Dr. from DNA Electronics. SNP Dr. [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health
Tagged Chris Toumazou, dna, DNA electronics, genetic testing, hand held device, Leila Shepherd, snp, SNP chip, SNP Dr.
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Get Your Entire Genome From Complete Genomics For $5000
It’s getting progressively cheaper to sequence your entire genome. Earlier in June, Illumina announced it would provide sequencing for close [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged cliff reid, complete genomics, daniel macarthur, dna, Genetic Future, genome, illumina, pacific biosciences, sequence, sequencing
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Archon X Prize Offers $10 million to Revolutionize Gene Sequencing
Many people have heard of the original X Prize, which was a $10 million prize given to the first company [...]
Heliscope builds world’s fastest DNA sequencer
The Short: Technology Review reports that for just $1,350,000 USD you can have have the worlds fastest commercially available DNA [...]
The revolution in mass market DNA analysis is happening…
I just read the following post from the 23andMe company blog. The most interesting revelation here is the demonstration of [...]
Check Yourself for Genetic Abnormalities Wiki
Wired just setup a how-to wiki describing how to check yourself for genetic abnormalities. The wiki is pretty wimpy on [...]