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Jun 15, 2017

Human Longevity, Merck KGaA Form Cancer Biomarker Partnership

The companies are aiming to identify treatment-response biomarker signatures in patients with advanced melanoma.

Mar 27, 2017

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: analysis of viral sequences from human blood samples, gut microbiomes of heart failure patients, and more.

Mar 15, 2017

Human Longevity to Offer Discounted Whole-Genome Sequencing Through Life Insurance Provider

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance-associated patients can have their doctor order the HLIQ Whole Genome sequencing test for $1,400.

Mar 09, 2017

Life Insurance Firm GWG Incorporates Epigenetic Mortality Predictor into Underwriting

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This month, GWG Life began sending out cheek swab kits to life insurance policy holders to analyze their saliva for epigenetic biomarkers developed at UCLA.

Mar 07, 2017

Wide Range of Rare, Common Variants Affect Blood Metabolites

A GWAS of blood metabolite patterns in identical and non-identical twins led to common, low-frequency, and rare variants influencing metabolite levels

Oct 11, 2016

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: mutation patterns in uterine and ovarian carcinosarcomas, deep genome sequences, and more.

Oct 04, 2016

Deep Sequence Data for More Than 10K Human Genomes Contains 150M Genetic Variants

Researchers studying the sequence data of individuals from a range of populations uncovered new sequences, variants, and variant-intolerant sites.

Sep 26, 2016

Healthier, If Not Longer, Life

Craig Venter's Health Nucleus aims to change preventive medicine, according to the Robb Report.

Sep 01, 2016

Stabilization Approach Works as Well as Freezing for Storing Microbiome Samples, HLI Study Finds

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DNA Genotek's Omnigene Gut kit worked just as well as freezing for stabilizing fecal microbiome samples, but at room temperature, according to a new study.

Jul 19, 2016

Diving in Deep

In a preprint, Craig Venter's team reports sequencing the genomes of 10,500 people to between 30X and 40X coverage.

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The Scan

Embryos Edited in US

Technology Review reports that researchers in the US have used CRISPR to modify a number of human embryos.

All the Plants

Plant researchers plan to sequence some 10,000 samples that represent the major plant clades, ScienceInsider reports.

True Blue

By introducing genes from butterfly peas and Canterbury bells, researchers in Japan have developed a blue chrysanthemum, according to NPR.

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: a Danish reference genome, and more.

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