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Jul 28, 2017

Family Tree DNA Challenges Alaska Genetic Privacy Law in Wake of Lawsuit

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Parent firm Gene by Gene calls the law "brief and vague" and is pushing for ancestry testing to be exempt from the provision of the genetic privacy statute.

Jan 13, 2015

Consumer Genomics Market Should Pass 'Tipping Point' of 3 Million Samples Tested in 2015

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The value of consumer genomics services is increasing as customers seek to discover new cousins and adoptees track down their biological birth parents.

Dec 23, 2014

For Consumer Genomics Market, 2014 was a Year of New Features, New Players, and 'Unmatched' Sales

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Consumer genomics companies have seen their databases swell with hundreds of thousands of new samples, introduced diverse offerings, and adjusted to new competitors.

Nov 04, 2014

23andMe Scientists Offer Closer Look at Ancestry Composition Analysis Tool in New Paper

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Scientists from consumer genomics firm 23andMe for the first time described the Mountain View, Calif.-based company's Ancestry Composition tool in a paper.

Apr 01, 2014

Gene by Gene Plans US Launch for Clinical Carrier Screening Array Focused on Jewish Populations

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Gene by Gene will later this year debut a genetic disease carrier screening service focused on Jewish populations in the US.

Mar 18, 2014

Family Tree DNA's NGS-Based 'BigY' Service to Inform Future Generations of Ancestry Testing Chips

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A new Y chromosome sequencing service could lead to a new generation of more informative microarrays for genetic genealogy and ancestry testing.

Feb 25, 2014

Questions Abound about 23andMe's Ancestry Testing Business at RootsTech Conference

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The term 'consumer genomics' may have a catch-all ring to it, but for the time being it means ancestry testing and genetic genealogy, including for companies such as 23andMe, which built its business on relaying both personal health information and ancestral information back to c

Feb 18, 2014

At RootsTech, Consumer Genomics Players, Observers Discuss New Trends, Tools, and Chips

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RootsTech is a family history conference held each year in Salt Lake City.

Feb 18, 2014

Gene by Gene's Clinical, Research Arrays Exempt from New Myriad BRCA Testing Agreement

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Gene by Gene can still the return mutation status of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes to US and Canadian customers via its clinical and research-focused microarrays, despite a new agreement with Myriad Genetics that prohibits Gene by Gene from offering its BRCA single-gene and gene pane

Feb 07, 2014

Gene by Gene Settles BRCA Patent Infringement Suit with Myriad Genetics, Other IP Owners

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Gene by Gene and Myriad Genetics today announced that they have reached a settlement in their litigation over BRCA testing patents held by Myriad, the University of Utah Research Foundation, HSC Research and Development Limited Partnership, Endorecherche, and the Trust

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