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News on genetics and genomics applications in the Ag-Bio, Veterinary, Forensics, Food Safety, and Environmental Testing markets.
The company is planning to use a $10 million Series A financing to improve its platform and build data tools to make low-pass sequencing competitive.
Long-Lived Rockfish Genome Analysis Provides New Clues to Longevity
Researchers compared the genomes of 88 rockfish species, include those with lifespans of more than 150 years, to home in on longevity-linked genes.
Gencove Raises $10M in Series A Financing
The funding round, led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, brings the New York-based low-pass genome sequencing firm's total fundraising to $16.2 million.
Colossal Begins Ambitious De-Extinction Plan With Elephant Sequencing Project, Despite Critics
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As Colossal forges ahead with its plans to bring back the woolly mammoth and other extinct species, some have expressed skepticism about its goals.
Forensic Genomics Firm Othram Raises $18M in Series B Round
The company sequences DNA from degraded or low-input source material and has been working with academic researchers, forensic scientists, and others on unsolved crimes.