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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.

Phosphorus Wins Conditional New York State Approval for GeneCompass Consumer Test

The firm's health screening sequencing assay, which retails at $249 and covers a panel of over 400 genes, will now be available to consumers in all 50 states.

PLOS Papers on Cancer Risk Scores, Typhoid Fever in Colombia, Streptococcus Protection

In PLOS this week: application of cancer polygenic risk scores across ancestries, genetic diversity of typhoid fever-causing Salmonella, and more.

Sensorion, Sonova Partner for €7M Hearing Loss Genotyping Study

The firms have jointly funded a new study that will analyze genetics and clinical disease features of thousands of patients with age-related hearing loss.

Risk Related to Genetic Contributors Can Decline With Age for Some Common Diseases

Analyses of UK Biobank data indicated that the relative risk for some common diseases may be more pronounced for younger individuals carrying disease-related genetic factors.

Aug 18, 2021

Grammar Reflects Population Genetics in Northeast Asia, Study Finds

Aug 12, 2021

Population Study Points to Pronounced Denisovan Ancestry in Philippine Population

Jul 15, 2021

Glaucoma Polygenic Risk Score Appears Similarly Informative to Monogenic Risk Assessment

Jun 29, 2021

Genotyping May Help Avoid Unnecessary Bone Marrow Biopsies in African Americans

Jun 25, 2021

NeoGen, Center for Aquaculture Technologies Partner on Genotyping Tools

Jun 18, 2021

Yourgene Health Awarded £232K Contract to Supply Oncology Genotyping Testing Kits to NHS Wales

Jun 10, 2021

AMP-led Expert Groups Release Clinical CYP2D6 Pharmacogenomic Testing Recommendation

May 26, 2021

Bitter Taste Receptor Variant Correlates With COVID-19 Clinical Course

May 25, 2021

Advanced Biological Laboratories SARS-CoV-2 Genotyping Test Receives CE Mark

May 17, 2021

Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Uncovers Influence of Genetic Variation on Hundreds of Phenotypes

Mar 4, 2021

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Show Potential for Finding New Regulatory Variants

Feb 22, 2021

Twist Bioscience, Berry Genomics Partner on Targeted NGS Assays in China

Feb 5, 2021

Twist Bioscience Reveals MRD Testing Applications, Regeneron Genotyping Project
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Feb 4, 2021

Twist Bioscience Fiscal Q1 Revenues Grow 64 Percent; JP Morgan Downgrades to Underweight

Jan 27, 2021

One Codex, Transnetyx Collaborate on Microbiome Sequencing and Analysis Services

Dec 10, 2020

All of Us Program Returns First Genetic Results; Health-Related Finding to Follow in Late 2021
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Dec 7, 2020

Hundreds of Genetic Loci Influence Shape of the Human Face

Dec 3, 2020

Pharmacogenetic Testing for Statin Side Effects Doesn't Result in Worse Blood Cholesterol Levels

Oct 28, 2020

Finnish Population Genomics Study Uncovers Rare, Recessive Disease Candidates
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Oct 28, 2020

'Genotype-First' Study Leads to Blood Cell Mutations Underlying Severe Autoinflammatory Disease
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Panel Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Kids

CNN reports that the US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted in favor of authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for children between 5 and 11 years old.

Sharing How to Make It

Merck had granted a royalty-free license for its COVID-19 treatment to the Medicines Patent Pool, according to the New York Times.

Bring it Back In

Bloomberg reports that a genetic analysis has tied a cluster of melioidosis cases in the US to a now-recalled aromatherapy spray.

Nucleic Acids Research Papers on SomaMutDB, VThunter, SCovid Databases

In Nucleic Acids Research this week: database of somatic mutations in normal tissue, viral receptor-related expression signatures, and more.