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Modern Fertility is offering a comprehensive fertility test for women who hope to be moms someday
There are a number of ways to find out more about your fertility these days — including from several at-home fertility test startups that have started to pop up in…
Discovering your heritage is just a spit-tube away these days, thanks to the pioneering efforts 23andMe, the OG of at-home DNA tests. The decade-old company forged the path towards consumer…
EverlyWell rolls out three new DNA-based products for food sensitivity, metabolism and breast milk
There’s a lot going on in commercial DNA testing these days beyond what eye color you have or where your mitochondria comes from, and at-home lab testing startup EverlyWell hopes…
Doggie DNA startup Embark raises $4.5 million in seed to find your puppy’s breed
Ever wanted to know the genetic mix of your mutt? Embark, a doggie DNA startup has raised $4.5 million in seed to expand its offering of genetic kits for your…
Crunch Report | Jeff Bezos Sells $1B in Amazon Stock Annually to Fund Blue Origin
The Kriesel high-performance electric converted Porsche, Jeff Bezos sells $1 billion in stock annually to fund Blue Origin, Hyperloop One completes Vegas test track and 23andMe can now let you…
23andMe is finally allowed to tell you if you have the genes for Parkinson’s
The Food and Drug Administration finally gave 23andMe a long sought-after green light today to sell to consumers genetic tests and their accompanying health risk reports for up to 10…
The application of AI/ML in healthcare is reshaping the industry and making what was once impossible into a tangible reality.
23andMe reportedly no longer working on next-gen sequencing
23andMe won’t continue with next-generation DNA sequencing and has reportedly laid off the lab working on the project. About half-a-dozen workers were laid off from the Salt Lake City, Utah-based…
Color Genomics raises $45 million to provide cheaper genetic tests that detect cancer risk
Othman Laraki and Elad Gil were sitting on Twitter’s roof deck after their previous company Mixer Labs had been acquired. Gil had brought a small hard drive with him —…
23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki has a plan to include better genetic data from people of color
One of the first consumer genetic testing companies, 23andMe says it aims to be at the forefront in gathering genetically diverse data throughout the world. The company just launched a standalone…
The field of medicine is in the process of being profoundly transformed by new technologies; much of this transformation comes from exciting advances in genomics. Although genomics is relatively unknown…
23andMe and Women’s Health Startup Celmatix Combine Forces To Research Genes Affecting Infertility
Humans have been having humans for hundreds of thousands of years as part of our genetic drive so it seems counter-Darwinian that some genes might work against our ability to…
Silicon Valley efforts in the biology and health domains have recently seen increased public interest because of the questions around the legitimacy of Theranos’ technology and medical claims and the…
FDA Clears 23andMe For Health and Carrier Status Testing
Things are looking up for 23andMe. Right off a fresh $115 million cash infusion, the Food and Drug Administration is giving the direct-to-consumer DNA company the green light to include health and…
WellPath Integrates With 23andMe, Fitbit To Customize Your Daily Supplements
These days, you can get a subscription box for just about anything. And today, that includes customized nutritional supplements. WellPath, a company that puts together customized packages of monthly nutritional…
Warburg Pincus, Illumina & Sutter Hill Launch New Genomics Co. Helix With $100M
Based in San Francisco, Helix is aiming to be a central repository for personalized genetic information and provide a marketplace for applications potentially like the ones developed in Illumina’s genome-based…
We Asked Rock Health Founder Halle Tecco About The Future Of Digital Medicine
[tc_aol_on code=”518749737″] Health technology is becoming a big topic in 2015. We’re seeing wearable technology that can automatically upload our health data to the cloud, cellphones are becoming tools to connect us…
Genomics has undergone a major shift in the last year. The drop in price in the past decade from $3B to $1K to sequence a genome is the 10X force…
CrunchWeek: YikYak Vs. Spam, VCs Funding Coffee, Big Steps For Science Tech
Another week in tech has come and gone, bringing a fresh crop of stories for us to talk about on CrunchWeek, the show that brings a few TechCrunch writers together…
FDA Authorizes 23andMe To Market Genetic Testing For Bloom Syndrome
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given 23andMe clearance to begin selling kits for the genetic testing of Bloom Syndrome. This is a rare recessive gene disorder that is…
23andMe Ceases Health-Focused Gene Testing, Still Offers Raw Genetic Data And Ancestry Reports
After the Food and Drug Administration ordered that 23andMe suspend use of its at-home gene testing kits, based on the government organization’s belief that it constitutes a medical device and…
If Inaccuracy Were Illegal, The Feds Would Have To Regulate Most Health Gadgets
I wore a calorie counter armband from BodyMedia that told me I was burning over 3,000 calories a day. If that were true, I would be emaciated enough to play…
DNA Testing Startup 23andMe Hits A Snag As FDA Shuts Down Sales Of Home Testing Kit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered 23andMe, the genomic startup co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza in 2006, to stop selling its at-home DNA testing…
Another $50M Richer, 23andMe Drops Its Price To $99 Permanently. But Will The Average Dude Buy In?
Genetics service 23andMe announced some new cash in the bank today with a $50 million raise from Yuri Milner, 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki, Google’s Sergey Brin (who also happens to be Wojcicki’s husband),…
Are You Ready For Developers To Get Into Your Genes? 23AndMe Is, Launches API
One of the magical things about the Internet, and software in general, is that when you have a huge platform that is home to a large load of data, you…
23andMe Makes First Acquisition, Nabs CureTogether To Double Down On Crowdsourced Genetic Research
Founded in 2006, 23andMe set out with an ambitious goal: To one day make the human genome searchable by becoming the go-to resource for personal genetic information. Leveraging DNA analysis…
23andMe Snags GeneticScreening.com For A Mere $2200
Quick, how many pairs of chromosomes do you have? If your mind just drew a blank — or an image of Ethan Hawke fiddling around with tweezers in GATTACA — then…
Esther Dyson On Health Care: “Don’t Fight The System, Erode It”
Technology polymath Esther Dyson has always been interested in healthcare and especially how data and personal devices can make us healthier. She is an active investor in a few healthcare…
Personal Genetics Startup 23andMe Raises $9M From Johnson & Johnson, MPM Capital
23andMe, the personal genetics company co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s spouse, has raised $9 million more in funding, adding to the company’s $22 million C round announced…
Personal Genetics Startup 23andMe Raises $22 Million More From Google, Others
23andMe, the personal genetics company co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s spouse, has raised $22 million+ in its third round of financing. The Series C round was led…