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New Study Reveals Artificial Sweetener’s Chemical Causes DNA Damage: Is Your Favorite Sweetener A Silent Killer?
According to a recent study, sucralose, a usual artificial sweetener sold as Splenda, when metabolized creates a genotoxic molecule. It…
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Magnitude of genomic sequencing is undervalued in India to fight pandemic
Genome sequencing is the process of determining the completeness of the DNA sequences of an organism’s genome at a single…
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COVID-19 Game-Changer Kit: The World’s First Paper-Based COVID-19 Testing Kit Is Now Available In the Market! This “FELUDA” New Coronavirus Test Could Help India Battle COVID-19!
A team of scientists in India has developed a low-cost paper-based COVID-19 test that can quickly produce results similar to…
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Gedmatch investigating after users’ DNA profile data made available to police
Gedmatch, the DNA analysis site that police used to catch the so-called Golden State Killer, was pulled briefly offline on…
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Karius raises $165 million for its liquid biopsy technology identifying diseases in a drop of blood
“What Karius is good at is identifying those novel microbes before they become an outbreak like coronavirus,” says Mickey Kertesz,…
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California Senator proposes tighter regulations on direct-to-consumer genetics testing companies
A state senator in California is introducing legislation designed to provide more direct oversight over direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies. The…
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Ancestry lays off 6% of staff as consumer genetic testing market continues to decline
Excitement in the consumer genetic testing market continues to show signs of slowing down. In the past two weeks layoffs…
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Biome Makers closes $4M to assess the quality of the ‘gut bacteria’ of a farm’s soil
The agriculture industry faces huge problems of sustainability. The world’s population is increasing, leading to higher food demand, but this…
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