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Qiagen Acquires Forensic Science NGS Firm Verogen for $150M

Qiagen CEO Thierry Bernard provided additional color on the acquisition during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

Verogen, Gene by Gene Strike Forensic Genetics Alliance

Through the deal, the companies aim to expand the number of profiles available for forensic investigative genetic genealogy.

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.

Forensic Genomics Firm Verogen Acquires Genealogy Website GEDmatch

Verogen will gain access to GEDmatch's database of genetic profiles, although users can choose whether law enforcement can search their data to solve violent crimes.

Verogen Inks Collaboration Agreement With Center for Forensic Science Research & Education

CFSRE recently validated Verogen's NGS-based forensics platform and will develop implementation and training materials for law enforcement.

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International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.

Study Presents New Insights Into How Cancer Cells Overcome Telomere Shortening

Researchers report in Nucleic Acids Research that ATRX-deficient cancer cells have increased activity of the alternative lengthening of telomeres pathway.

Researchers Link Telomere Length With Alzheimer's Disease

Within UK Biobank participants, longer leukocyte telomere length is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, according to a new study in PLOS One.

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.