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Consumer DNA Testing Firm MyDNA Merges With Gene by Gene

Gene by Gene and its FamilyTreeDNA division offer a range of genetic testing services, including for ancestry, forensics, paternity, and COVID-19.

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

The Helsinki-based firm is making its panel available for free to people who already have been genotyped by consumer genomics services or biobanks.

As Consumer Genomics Market Cools, Providers Ponder Better Ways to Reach Customers
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Some of the market's most influential voices, including Kári Stefánsson and Linda Avey, believe that consumer genomics is not on the way out but rather experiencing a period of transition.

Forensic Genomics Market Advances Due to Consumer Databases, Technology Innovation
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As 2020 dawns, forensic genomics is poised for growth as companies aim to harness the power of consumer databases coupled with advances in sequencing.

NatGeo Discontinues Genographic Ancestry Kit Sales, Will Shutter Service by End of 2020
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NatGeo will continue to conduct research using its database, which includes data on roughly a million individuals.

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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Jan 12, 2018

As Consumer Genomics Databases Grow With New Users, Observers Ponder the Industry's Future
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Aug 4, 2017

As Insitome Launches First App on Helix, Questions Remain About Impact on Ancestry Test Providers
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Jul 28, 2017

Family Tree DNA Challenges Alaska Genetic Privacy Law in Wake of Lawsuit
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May 10, 2017

Health Not Primary Motivation for DTC Genetic Tests, Open Genetic Data Sharing

Mar 13, 2017

Consumer Genomics App Developer Insitome Prepares for Q2 Launch via Helix Marketplace
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Sep 29, 2016

Living DNA Claims New Test Can Break Down Customers' Ancestry to Regional Level
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Oct 15, 2015

Consumer Genomics Third-Party Tool Makers Look to Develop Services While Keeping User-Friendly Focus
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Oct 14, 2015

New York Team Crowdsources Genomic Data Through DNA.Land
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Sep 25, 2015

As Consumer Genomics Databases Swell, More Adoptees Are Finding Their Biological Families

Aug 14, 2015

With 1M Customers Genotyped, 23andMe Continues Consumer Genomics Rebound

Aug 13, 2015

NatGeo Upgrades Genographic Consumer Genomics Service, Pledging Better Y, mtDNA Coverage
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Jun 26, 2015

Consumer Genomics Firms Hope Lower Costs, New Features Will Make Y Chromosome Sequencing Mainstream
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May 28, 2015

Ancestry.com Shutters SMGF Database Amid Murder Case Controversy
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Apr 28, 2015

AncestryDNA Aims to Have 1.3M Genotyped by Year End
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Jan 13, 2015

Consumer Genomics Market Should Pass 'Tipping Point' of 3 Million Samples Tested in 2015
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Dec 23, 2014

For Consumer Genomics Market, 2014 was a Year of New Features, New Players, and 'Unmatched' Sales
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Nucleotide Base Detected on Near-Earth Asteroid

Among other intriguing compounds, researchers find the nucleotide uracil, a component of RNA sequences, in samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, as they report in Nature Communications.

Clinical Trial Participants, Investigators Point to Importance of Clinical Trial Results Reporting in Canadian Study

Public reporting on clinical trial results is crucial, according to qualitative interviews with clinical trial participants, investigators, and organizers from three provinces appearing in BMJ Open.

Old Order Amish Analysis Highlights Autozygosity, Potential Ties to Blood Measures

Researchers in BMC Genomics see larger and more frequent runs-of-homozygosity in Old Order Amish participants, though only regional autozygosity coincided with two blood-based measures.

Suicidal Ideation-Linked Loci Identified Using Million Veteran Program Data

Researchers in PLOS Genetics identify risk variants within and across ancestry groups with a genome-wide association study involving veterans with or without a history of suicidal ideation.