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BioAro Genetic Testing

Oct 24, 2022

BioAro has begun marketing genetic and microbiome testing services. According to the company, Canadians can now order its genomic testing for various acquired health risks, which involves sequencing and analysis of approximately 20,000 genes. The company said in a statement that interested customers can order a collection kit online and either mail their sample back or drop it off at a BioAro laboratory. The firm has labs in Calgary, Alberta;, Vancouver, British Columbia; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Toronto, Ontario, but is making sample collection kits available to customers across North America.

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