DNA Genotek's Blog - The Genetic Link

The art of innovation: How DNA Genotek delivers game-changing products and services

By: Shauna White on 07/16/19 10:17

As a reader of The Genetic Link blog, you are likely aware that DNA Genotek (and our sister companies CoreBiome and Novosanis) are subsidiaries of OraSure Technologies Inc., a ...

Saliva as a sample type for genomic applications

By: Shauna White on 06/07/19 13:20

This week, I interviewed Scott Rabuka, Director of the Genomics Program at DNA Genotek for our podcast, Molecules, Microbes and Multiomics. Scott joined DNA Genotek in 2008 as ...

Considering adding microbiome to your research? Thoughts from Dr. Dan Knights

By: Shauna White on 03/27/19 13:32

We recently introduced readers of The Microbiome Snapshot to our sister company, CoreBiome, a privately-held, Minnesota-based microbiome analysis company that accelerates ...

Atlas Biomed: tackling personalized wellness with both genomics and microbiome

By: Shauna White on 03/05/18 10:25

One of the things I like most about my job at DNA Genotek is the opportunity to speak with customers who are breaking new ground in the fields of genomics and microbiome. In ...

Could microRNA from saliva be a predictor of concussion symptoms in children?

By: Shauna White on 11/30/17 14:15

The issue of concussions has attracted considerable media coverage in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 153 people in the United States ...

Patients, doctors and scientists collaborate on genetic research study for metastatic breast cancer

By: Shauna White on 10/25/16 10:39

At DNA Genotek, we are continually being introduced to new and exciting research projects through the innovative work of our customers. I recently came across a particularly ...

Community pharmacists play a leading role in precision medicine research project

By: Shauna White on 07/12/16 10:30

There are few subjects that have received as much coverage in the genetics space in recent months as precision medicine. The conversation about precision medicine began many ...

DNA from saliva helps identify remains of ancient king

By: Shauna White on 04/22/16 14:30

A year or so ago, Nature Communications published an article that highlighted how researchers in the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester successfully used DNA ...

Interview with Richard Lumb, Founder and CEO of Front Line Genomics

By: Shauna White on 05/27/15 10:00

Front Line Genomics is a new company with a mission to help bring the benefits of genomics to patients faster. DNA Genotek interviewed Richard Lumb, CEO of Front Line Genomics ...

Oragene enables a large-scale array-CGH and exome sequencing study

By: Shauna White on 02/25/15 10:57

In the summer of 2011 we wrote about an exciting project out of the United Kingdom that selected Oragene collection kits for a study that aimed to unlock genetic changes ...