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The top ten most studied human genes of all time

By: Erin Carpenter on 08/27/18 13:43

With the importance of human genomic research, the rise in popularity of precision medicine, as well as the inclusion of a genetic component in many interdisciplinary studies, ...

Q&A with Latin American personalized genetics company: Genomit SA (Zoigen)

By: Erin Carpenter on 07/26/18 10:09

Recently DNA Genotek had the pleasure of speaking with Matías Butti, one of the co-founders of an innovative genomic medicine company located in Argentina named genomIT SA ...

High quality libraries for human WGS with direct saliva Input

By: Erin Carpenter on 07/19/18 10:35

In the open discussion webinar hosted by Frontline Genomics, Joshua Burgess Ph.D., Manager Scientific Research, R&D at Illumina and Rafal Iwasiow, Ph.D., Vice President, R&D at ...

Comparing minimally invasive sample collection techniques for large population-based telomere length studies

By: Erin Carpenter on 06/14/18 9:21

Telomere length (TL) is a biomarker of age, longevity and age-related disease. If you are an avid follower of our blog, The Genetic Link, you’ll notice that we’ve posted about ...

Obesity, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk in Italian Youth

By: Erin Carpenter on 05/24/18 9:23

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a very serious and life-threatening condition. Hypertension (HT) is a significant risk factor contributing to CVD, and also one that may be ...

The key to eliminating bias in genetic studies could be in our spit: expert panel discusson

By: Erin Carpenter on 05/16/18 14:05

Are you questioning what sample-type to collect for your genetic research project? Are you considering saliva for DNA, RNA, or epigenetic analysis? What should you consider ...

6 innovations that can improve human health (part 2 of 2)

By: Erin Carpenter on 04/30/18 14:29

Here we continue our World Health Day top 6 innovations with the potential to improve human health countdown. If you missed part 1, you can find it here, where we kicked off ...

6 genetic innovations that can improve human health (part 1 of 2)

By: Erin Carpenter on 04/10/18 13:38

World Health Day (April 7th) falls within this month, and to celebrate we thought it would be fun to countdown the top 6 genetic innovations that we feel have the potential to ...

In Celebration of International Women’s Day: 8 Inspirational Female Scientists

By: Erin Carpenter on 03/08/18 8:06

March 8th is International Women’s Day. In recognition, we are highlighting the extraordinary achievements of 8 female scientists who made significant contributions to the ...

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 ...