Tag: genomics

Startup to Offer Patients a Genetic Profile of their Cancer

By Courtney Humphries | 06/16/2010 | 0 Comments

Foundation Medicine will provide a personalized picture of a patient's disease.

Genetic Clues to Cancer's Spread

By Emily Singer | 04/14/2010 | 0 Comments

Sequencing the genomes of both healthy and cancer cells from the same patient hints at how cancer metastasizes.

Combing Medical Records for Research

By Emily Singer | 04/06/2010 | 6 Comments

The vast data housed in electronic records and genomics databases could reveal new insights.

Searching for Disease Clues in Genetic Diversity

By Emily Singer | 02/08/2010 | 0 Comments

Research on the Mexican genome could broaden the scope of personalized medicine.

Complete Genomics Sequences 14 Genomes

By David Ewing Duncan | 09/10/2009 | 0 Comments

The company sequenced the genomes in the last six months and plans 10,000 more next year.

Decoding the Profit Gene

By David Ewing Duncan | 08/19/2009 | 0 Comments

Is the last pure genomics company from the 1990s about to go bust?

Big Oil Turns to Algae

By David Ewing Duncan | 07/22/2009 | 14 Comments

ExxonMobil invests $300 million in Synthetic Genomics to develop algae biofuel.

Hospital to Collect Patients' Genomic Data

By Emily Singer | 06/12/2009 | 1 Comment

A Boston hospital aims to collect genome information from all consenting patients.

Off-the-Shelf Genetic Testing On Display

By Emily Singer | 06/09/2009 | 1 Comment

The emerging market of direct-to-consumer genetic testing gets down to business.

Genes That Fend Off Cancer

By Emily Singer | 02/03/2009 | 0 Comments

Ken Offit aims to find out why some women escape the disease.

A Genetic Test for Heart Disease and Cancer Risk

By Emily Singer | 01/22/2009 | 0 Comments

Unfortunately, questions remain over its clinical utility.

Faster DNA Sequencing

By Emily Singer | 04/08/2008 | 3 Comments

New techniques could finally make a $1,000 genome possible.

Improving Toxicity Tests

By Anna Davison | 02/15/2008 | 0 Comments

A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.

Mixing Mammals

By Anna Davison | 01/22/2008 | 13 Comments

Putting bat DNA into mice sheds light on how limbs evolved.

The Year in Biotech

By Emily Singer | 12/28/2007 | 0 Comments

Stem cells from skin, myriad microbes, and a $350,000 personal genome.