How Long Are Your Telomeres?
New genetic test promises to tell you how well you are ageing based on the length of your telomeres
Business
New start-up companies are constantly commercialising new technologies and services. Genomics is ripe for investment right now.
Theranos to shut clinical labs and lay off 340 employees
Theranos pivot from consumer-focused blood testing to bringing miniLab platform to hospitals
The trouble with medical startups
Theranos, 23andMe, and Zenefits: why are medical startups still struggling?
Join the Genomes for Breakfast ASHG Workshops
Gain insights from the world’s leading precision medicine initiatives, hear advances in predictive modeling, and how a working internet of DNA improves clinical validation
LISTEN: To make big profits, drug companies turn to monopoly shenanigans
New episode of Signal podcast calls shenanigans on the tactics that drug companies use to stay ahead in the market
Color Genomics raises $45M in series B. With a little help from Bono
Color Genomics announce investment round of $45M led by General Catalyst with participation from the U2 front man
BioNano Genomics: Revealing true genome structure with optical mapping!
Straight out of San Diego, California, comes next-generation mapping for structural variations in the genome
Atul Butte: “It’s up to you to start the company”
As founder of three different data-driven companies, Atul Butte knows a thing or two about biotech entrepreneurship
Spotlight on San Diego: Genomics Capital of the World
Festival of Genomics California is here once again, and we’ve got the inside scoop on what makes San Diego such a special place for genomics
5 things to read instead of… packing
Oh, it’s that time again… from precision oncology to the Million Veteran Program, enjoy our pick of week’s best science bits!
George Church may be called into CRISPR patent fight
UC Berkeley look to subpoena George Church as part of on-going CRISPR patent dispute
Supercharging sample preparation
Merja Mehto from Thermo Fisher Scientific takes us through the intricacies of sample preparation, the crucial first step in molecular science
Life as a biotech entrepreneur
How can young scientists make the leap from academia to business? BioMed Central’s Dana Berry takes a look at life as a biotech entrepreneur
Europe’s largest biomedical research facility opens for business
Scientists have begun to move into the £650 million Francis Crick Institiute in London and take up residence in their new labs
How Big Data Drives Scientific Progress
What underlies disruptive scientific advancement? Marc Hogenbirk of Bluebee makes the case that many advances are driven by the availability of data
