The grant project is part of the company's ongoing effort to expand into pre-designed research tests for disease biomarkers and point-of-care diagnostics.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies have based their products on what scientists have accomplished, but the caveat is that the science is still in its early days.
In PLOS this week: loci linked to protection against tuberculosis, identification of loci associated with increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the aerodigestive tract, and more.