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Group Set To Sequence 1000 Genomes By The End Of The Year

When the Human Genome Project got underway in 1990 it was expected to take 15 years to sequence the over [...]

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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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The Craig Venter Interview Gives a Grim Perspective on Genetics

“We have learned nothing from the genome.” That’s the grim message that J. Craig Venter recently gave Der Spiegel in [...]

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Two Genes Help Explain How Tibetans Survive in High Altitude

Researchers from the University of Utah and Qinghai University in China have discovered two genes which assist ethnic Tibetans survive [...]

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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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