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Tag Archives: snp
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 [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged 23andme, DNA analysis, personal genomics, retail dna test, single nucleotide polymorphism, snp
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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 [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health
Tagged centenarian, lifespan, New England Centenarian Study, snp, 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 [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged francis collins, genetic disease, genetic screening, healthcare, human genome, J. Craig Venter, snp
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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 [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged Pathway Genomics, personal DNA test, retail dna test, single nucleotide polymorphisms, snp, Walgreens
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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 [...]
Posted in Longevity And Health
Tagged CAU, centenarians, Christian Albrechts University, FOXO3A, Germany, Kiel, popgen, schleswig holstein biobank, snp, Wilcox
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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 [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged 23andme, Andrew Singleton, Genome wide association study, GWAS, Kobe University, NIH, parkinson's, snp, Tasishi Toda
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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. [...]
Posted in Longevity And Health
Tagged Affymetrix, Biobank, Kaiser Permanente, RPGEH, single nucleotide polymorphisms, snp, spit kit
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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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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 [...]
Posted in Genetics, Longevity And Health
Tagged 23andme, ALS, epilepsy, genes, Genetics, migraines, research, revolution, snp
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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. [...]
Posted in Genetics
Tagged 23andme, Genetics, genome, google, sequencing, sergey brin, snp, snps
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