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Topic: DNA

Fearless teen scientists are building PCR machines & finding better ways to detect cancer

Fearless teen scientists are building PCR machines & finding better ways to detect cancer

May 22, 2013 1:30 pm by | 0 Comments

At one point during my trip to FutureMed earlier this year, I found myself seated next to a young man — noticeably younger than many of the entrepreneurs and doctors-in-training ... Read more
Cambridge firm uses next-generation DNA sequencing to detect more mutations in carrier screening

Cambridge firm uses next-generation DNA sequencing to detect more mutations in carrier screening

May 16, 2013 3:39 pm by | 1 Comments

 When a company sets out to enter a market inhabited by heavyweights like LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics, it better have something good. Good Start Genetics has applied next-generation DNA sequencing ... Read more
Genetic testing, cancer and preventive surgery: Not just in breast cancer

Genetic testing, cancer and preventive surgery: Not just in breast cancer

May 14, 2013 4:30 pm by | 0 Comments

Angeline Jolie’s disclosure of her double mastectomy has drawn the mainstream media’s attention to genetic testing, a recent medical advancement with huge, albeit challenging, implications.Many experts predict that genetic testing ... Read more
Gene therapy to restore muscle power to the heart nets UW spinoff $2.5 million

Gene therapy to restore muscle power to the heart nets UW spinoff $2.5 million

April 17, 2013 9:50 am by | 0 Comments

Damaged or weakened heart muscle that can’t pump enough blood to the rest of the body causes a host of problems that fall under the classification of heart failure. Researchers ... Read more
New molecular test in clinical trials could help physicians identify multiple sclerosis earlier

New molecular test in clinical trials could help physicians identify multiple sclerosis earlier

December 18, 2012 2:47 pm by | 0 Comments

About 400,000 Americans have multiple sclerosis, a chronic central nervous system disease that can cause blurred vision, poor coordination, slurred speech, numbness and paralysis, among other things.Despite the serious symptoms, ... Read more
The $1,000 genome question has turned into, “How can we understand this data?”

The $1,000 genome question has turned into, “How can we understand this data?”

November 15, 2012 11:23 am by | 0 Comments

His most recent book is called The $1,000 Genome, but Kevin Davies says that the $100 genome isn’t out of reach in the move toward personalized medicine.The author and editor-in-chief ... Read more
GnuBIO lands $10M to launch desktop sequencer (“the K-Cup coffee of DNA sequencing”) in 2013

GnuBIO lands $10M to launch desktop sequencer (“the K-Cup coffee of DNA sequencing”) in 2013

October 5, 2012 11:24 am by | 0 Comments

With $10 million in new investments and a $4.5 million grant from National Human Genome Research Institute, a Cambridge DNA sequencing company is preparing to launch its version of a ... Read more
Billionaire surgeon launching cancer partnership to create DNA database, allow faster tumor analysis

Billionaire surgeon launching cancer partnership to create DNA database, allow faster tumor analysis

October 2, 2012 11:59 pm by | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As owner of 5 percent of the Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick Soon-Shiong could walk into the locker room of the storied basketball franchise any time for ... Read more
Illumina gets 5-year FDA contract to use DNA sequencing for identifing food bugs

Illumina gets 5-year FDA contract to use DNA sequencing for identifing food bugs

September 18, 2012 9:46 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Illumina Inc signed a $17 million contract to provide the U.S. health regulator with DNA sequencing product MiSeq and other reagents to help the agency track food-related pathogen ... Read more
Global market for DNA sequencing products to grow 17.5 percent annually to $6.6B by 2016

Global market for DNA sequencing products to grow 17.5 percent annually to $6.6B by 2016

September 13, 2012 11:14 am by | 0 Comments

 A new report from BCC Research projects that the global market for DNA sequencing products will grow to $6.6 billion by 2016.That increase from nearly $3 billion in 2011 reflects ... Read more
Vical Signs Licensing Pact with Bristol-Myers Squibb for DNA Immunization Technology

Vical Signs Licensing Pact with Bristol-Myers Squibb for DNA Immunization Technology

September 13, 2012 6:35 am by | 0 Comments

Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) announced today a worldwide, nonexclusive license to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) of Vical's patented platform DNA immunization technology and its Vaxfectin^ adjuvant for use in ... Read more
DNA sequencing platform could help physicians target drugs for each patient

DNA sequencing platform could help physicians target drugs for each patient

March 20, 2012 12:06 pm by | 0 Comments

A company has developed a DNA sequencing platform that it says can accelerate the development of molecular diagnostic tests to help physicians determine the most effective drug for a particular ... Read more
LabCorp completes $85M acquisition of Orchid Cellmark

LabCorp completes $85M acquisition of Orchid Cellmark

December 16, 2011 11:15 am by | 0 Comments

LabCorp (NYSE:LH), after waiting eight months for regulators’ blessings, had a speedy wrap up of its $85 million acquisition of DNA testing company Orchid Cellmark.Laboratory testing and diagnostics firm LabCorp ... Read more
The best in personalized medicine? Complete Genomics and Knome

The best in personalized medicine? Complete Genomics and Knome

September 26, 2011 12:48 am by | 0 Comments

Kenny Beckman knows a little bit about personalized medicine.Beckman is the director of the Biomedical Genomics Center at the University of Minnesota. Last week he discussed, among other things, some ... Read more