23andMe to create a skin disorders treatment with Almirall

23andMe to create a skin disorders treatment with Almirall

DNA Test Provider News, science
is 23andme pivoting its business? You Paid $99 for 23andMe to Analyze Your DNA. Now, Your DNA will be Used for Treatments.  23andMe, the world’s leading health-related DNA test kit manufacturer, recently announced that it has licensed a therapeutic treatment for skin inflammation - based on the DNA data it has collected from its 10 million customers.  While 23andMe does give you the option to opt-out of research efforts, nearly 80% of customers opt-in. This means that 23andMe has a pool of nearly 8 million DNA samples to analyze and draw conclusions from! (AncestryDNA Vs. 23andMe comparison shows they are the global leaders in terms of customer numbers).  With this data, 23andMe has been able to create a theoretical treatment for skin disorders. Let’s take a look at how this treatment…
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MyHeritage to the Rescue! Working on Coronavirus Testing

MyHeritage to the Rescue! Working on Coronavirus Testing

DNA Test Provider News
MyHeritage, a company based in Or Yehuda, Israel, recently came to the country’s rescue. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the entire world is in desperate need of all the medical help they can get, MyHeritage stepped up to the plate. MyHeritage, a DNA testing company with millions of users, uses the same medical-grade cheek swabs that are needed to collect the notoriously-sneaky SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. The Israeli Ministry of Health desperately needs testing swabs in order to ensure that the virus is not traveling across borders or within cities. Luckily, the MyHeritage supplier had an emergency supply of testing swabs hidden away just for MyHeritage. When Gilad Japhet called his supplier, he told them it was definitely an emergency and they quickly…
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