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Free DNA Analysis From 23andMe – Good Gimmick, Tired Technology?

It’s the biggest sale of the spring, and it’s available right now in every cell in your body. Personal genomics [...]

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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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Genes Are Secret to Longevity, Scientists Can Predict Using Genome

Researchers in Massachusetts have discovered a host of genetic variations that may be responsible for living past 100. Thomas Perls, [...]

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The Genome Project is 10 Years Old – Where is the Health Care Revolution?

“It is fair to say that the Human Genome Project has not yet directly affected the health care of most [...]

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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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Want To Live Forever? Better Hope You Have the Right FOXO3A Gene

German researchers at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel recently confirmed that variants of the FOXO3A gene are a common [...]

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Genome Study Reveals New Links to Parkinson’s

Affordable genetic testing continues to enable scientists to find exciting new discoveries that may help doctors predict, prevent, and treat [...]

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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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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. [...]

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23andMe Leading Way to Democratized Disease Research

Here’s a riddle: What do you get when you mix American Idol with genetic testing for disease? The 23andMe research [...]

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Google, Papa Brin Step In For 23andme

Both Google and Sergey Brin have made an investment in personal genetics company 23andme in a series B funding round.  [...]

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