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GenXys, Helix Partner to Provide Clinical Decision Support for PGx Testing

GenXys' platform will integrate with Helix's health system partners' electronic medical records to provide pharmacogenetics solutions.

Helix Study Identifies Additional Genes for Population Genetic Screening
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The researchers uncovered four genes that could identify additional individuals with actionable genetic disease risk when included in population screening.

People in the News: New Appointments at Helix, Fulgent Genetics, IDbyDNA, Quantum-Si, More

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.

Boosting Viral Surveillance

The Financial Times reports the US bolstering its ability to track SARS-CoV-2 alterations.

Jan 5, 2021

Illumina, Helix Collaborate on CDC-Coordinated Coronavirus Surveillance

Oct 26, 2020

Helix Coronavirus Test FDA EUA Reissued to Include Specimen Self-Collection

Aug 10, 2020

Helix Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for NGS-Based COVID-19 Test

Aug 7, 2020

Illumina Sees Expanding Sequencing Market in COVID-19 Response, Despite Short-Term Woes
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Jul 31, 2020

NIH Awards $249M to Seven Firms for Rapid Acceleration of COVID-19 Diagnostics

Jul 29, 2020

Saliva Samples Slow to Catch On for Large-Scale Coronavirus Testing
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Jul 27, 2020

Genetic Screening Identifies Many at Risk of Inherited Disease But Missed by Routine Care

Jul 27, 2020

Helix, CoWin Biotech Coronavirus Tests Get FDA Emergency Use Authorization

Jul 14, 2020

Helix, San Diego County Partner on COVID-19 Molecular Testing

May 15, 2020

Emerging COVID-19 Viral Genome Sequencing Assays Provide Alternative to Existing Diagnostics
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May 12, 2020

High-Throughput Diagnostic COVID-19 Sequencing Assays May Enable Large-Scale Testing
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Mar 6, 2020

As Consumer Genomics Market Cools, Providers Ponder Better Ways to Reach Customers
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Jan 28, 2020

Helix Researchers Analyze Rare Variants in 70K Exomes From Two Cohorts

Jan 28, 2020

Precision Health Company ixLayer Introduces Platform to Streamline Genetic Test Delivery
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Jan 9, 2020

Mayo Clinic, Helix Partner for 100K-Patient Clinical Genomics Study
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Jun 7, 2019

NatGeo Discontinues Genographic Ancestry Kit Sales, Will Shutter Service by End of 2020
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May 24, 2019

Helix, DNA Test Providers Discuss Challenges of App Marketplace Model
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May 21, 2019

Helix Reduces Workforce, Closes Offices Amid Strategic Shift

May 3, 2019

Helix Eyeing Partnerships With Health Systems on Large Population Health Studies
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Apr 25, 2019

Helix, AdventHealth Partner on Genetic Screening Study

Breaking News
The Scan

More Boosters for US

Following US Food and Drug Administration authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed booster doses of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the Washington Post writes.

From a Pig

A genetically modified pig kidney was transplanted into a human without triggering an immune response, Reuters reports.

For Privacy's Sake

Wired reports that more US states are passing genetic privacy laws.

Science Paper on How Poaching Drove Evolution in African Elephants

In Science this week: poaching has led to the rapid evolution of tuskless African elephants.