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Ancestry Shutters Health Offering, Raising Questions About Future of Consumer Genomics
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The decision comes amid a general slowdown in the market, yet also showcases the continued appeal of ancestry-related applications.

Ancestry to Discontinue NGS-Based AncestryHealth Service

Ancestry will focus more on family history and genetic genealogy, and called the move a "strategic but difficult decision."

Blackstone to Acquire Ancestry for $4.7B

The New York-based multinational investment company will acquire Ancestry from current stakeholders Silver Lake, Spectrum Equity, Permira, and others.

Ancestry Rolls Out Sequencing-Based Health Offering Focused on Common Conditions
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The next iteration of Ancestry's Health experience seeks to provide customers with actionable information about certain commonly inherited health conditions.

U of Edinburgh Study to Use Consumer Genomics Data to Determine COVID-19 Genetic Risk

In the study, called Coronagenes, the team aims to identify genes that influence the risk of developing COVID-19 and affect disease severity.

Apr 24, 2020

People in the News: Megan Bailey, Maureen Cronin, Ronald Park, Ingo Chakravarty, More

Apr 24, 2020

Ancestry to Make Consumer Genomics Database Available for COVID-19 Research Project

Apr 23, 2020

Finland's Negen Introduces Pharmacogenomics Panel for COVID-19 Therapies

Mar 6, 2020

As Consumer Genomics Market Cools, Providers Ponder Better Ways to Reach Customers
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Feb 6, 2020

Ancestry Lays off 6 Percent of Employees due to Consumer Slump

Jan 9, 2020

Forensic Genomics Market Advances Due to Consumer Databases, Technology Innovation
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Dec 5, 2019

Ancestry Grant Marks New Direction for Wolters Kluwer's UpToDate
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Oct 30, 2019

Ancestry Awards $1M to UpToDate to Support Physician Genetic Testing

Oct 15, 2019

Ancestry Begins Genetic Testing Services for Health
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Oct 7, 2019

Appeals Court Upholds Unpatentability of 23andMe IP

Jun 7, 2019

NatGeo Discontinues Genographic Ancestry Kit Sales, Will Shutter Service by End of 2020
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May 28, 2019

MyHeritage Moves Into Health with New Genetic Testing Offering, Underscoring Industry Trend
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May 2, 2019

Controversial Ancestry Ad Reignites Discussion About Minorities and Consumer Genomics

Feb 8, 2019

Genetic Genealogy Firms Reassure Clients About Data Privacy After FTDNA Divulges FBI Partnership
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Jan 10, 2019

Consumer Genomics Poised for Growth in 2019 as Providers Diversify Offerings
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May 14, 2018

23andMe Sues Ancestry for Patent Infringement, Misleading Marketing

Apr 20, 2018

People in the News: Patrick Kaltenbach, Margo Georgiadis, William Bonello, More

Mar 16, 2018

Intermountain Healthcare Combining Consumer Genomics Data With EHRs to Propel Research
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Mar 1, 2018

Heritability of Longevity May be Lower Than Assumed, Analysis of Giant Family Trees Suggests
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Jan 12, 2018

As Consumer Genomics Databases Grow With New Users, Observers Ponder the Industry's Future
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Another Resignation

According to the Wall Street Journal, a third advisory panel member has resigned following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of an Alzheimer's disease drug.

Novavax Finds Its Vaccine Effective

Reuters reports Novavax's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19.

Can't Be Used

The US Food and Drug Administration says millions of vaccine doses made at an embattled manufacturing facility cannot be used, the New York Times reports.

PLOS Papers on Frozen Shoulder GWAS, Epstein-Barr Effects on Immune Cell Epigenetics, More

In PLOS this week: genome-wide association study of frozen shoulder, epigenetic patterns of Epstein-Barr-infected B lymphocyte cells, and more.