Tag Archives: single nucleotide polymorphisms

23andMe Raises $22 Million in Funding – SNP Genetics Isn’t Dead

23andMe, one of the pioneering companies of personal genetics, is ramping up for another round of growth. According to a [...]

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Genetic ‘Secret’ Shows Why Some People With HIV Don’t Get AIDS

If you’ve ever taken a class on sexually transmitted diseases, you were probably taught this fact: once you contract HIV, [...]

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Exclusive: I Already Took the DNA Test That Hits Walgreens on Friday (video)

UPDATE: Walgreens has decided to postpone stocking these genetic test kits until after the FDA is finished ‘discussing’ legal issues [...]

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The Kaiser Permanente BioBank – 100k Volunteers and Growing

It stands to reason that if you want to perform genetic research, you are going to need some genetic samples. [...]

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