Biotechnology This new company wants to sequence your genome and let you share it on a blockchain People will be able to earn cryptocurrency in exchange for letting pharma companies use their data. by Emily Mullin 2018-02-07T17:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology A new DNA test will look for 190 diseases in your newborn’s genetic code But not all parents may want to know the results. by Emily Mullin 2018-02-07T07:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology Faced with failing antibiotics, scientists are using killer viruses to fight superbugs Advances in DNA sequencing and AI could make the idea a more practical treatment option. by Emily Mullin 2018-01-29T14:15:00-05:00
Biotechnology Oxford Nanopore’s Hand-Held DNA Analyzer Has Traveled the World A British company, number 32 on our list of the 50 Smartest Companies, bets a tiny analyzer will change how we look at DNA. by Antonio Regalado 2017-06-27T07:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Genetic Testing Offers New Hope for Children with Brain Cancer More than half of pediatric cancer patients have genetic faults that could affect their diagnosis or be targeted by drugs. by Emily Mullin 2017-01-23T15:40:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Liquid Biopsies Are About to Get a Billion Dollar Boost Grail, a company that aims to use a blood test to spot cancer, has announced a massive round of funding for its experimental approach. by Michael Reilly 2017-01-06T15:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life The Cancer Lottery Finding telltale mutations in tumors and targeting those cancers with precisely selected drugs is the newest front in the war on cancer. Now researchers just have to figure out why it doesn’t work for everyone. by Stephen S. Hall 2016-12-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Now They’re Sequencing DNA in Outer Space Eyeing eventual Mars mission, NASA plans first test of genetic diagnostics in space. by Antonio Regalado 2016-06-10T11:16:00-04:00
Business Impact With Patent Suit, Illumina Looks to Tame Emerging British Rival Oxford Nanopore DNA sequencing companies to face off over nanopore technology. by Antonio Regalado 2016-02-24T12:26:44-05:00
Rewriting Life Illumina’s Bid to Beat Cancer with DNA Tests The DNA sequencing giant will launch a new company, Grail, to develop blood tests to detect cancer. by Antonio Regalado 2016-01-10T16:59:00-05:00
