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Started by three UC Berkeley dropouts and fresh off a $28 million Series A, LatchBio seeks to bridge the gap between biologists and bioinformaticians with its software ecosystem.
The Wellcome Trust has granted the University of Dundee five more years of support to help bioinformaticians develop a web-compatible JavaScript version of the software.
Broad Institute, Mass General Team Develops Polygenic Risk Scores for Five Common Diseases
Genome-wide polygenic risk scores highlight those at risk of coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, IBD, and breast cancer.
Researchers got together at the ISMB/ECCB conference to create, clean up, and organize Wikipedia articles on biomedical informatics.
Genome Medical Raises $12M
The telegenomics startup will use the proceeds to support the rollout of its genetic consultation services. A pilot version of the services was launched last fall.