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DNA from saliva vs. blood – who wins the cost battle?

Collecting saliva DNA is more effective and less costly for genetic research, a study suggests. The ...
Scott Rabuka May 07, 2012

Supercentenarians’ DNA keeps the grim reaper at bay

The remarkable growth in the number of centenarians (people aged ≥ 100) has garnered significant att...
Shauna White May 02, 2012

Further evidence – Next Gen Sequencing of DNA for Oragene/saliva samples

DNA from Oragene/saliva samples continues to gain acceptance as a suitable sample input for next gen...
Scott Rabuka Apr 05, 2012

Oragene•DNA is now Oragene•DISCOVER for US research customers

We would like to introduce you to Oragene•DISCOVER, a new brand for our research customers within th...
Ian Curry Feb 14, 2012

DNA from saliva boosts recruitment for PROCAS study

Professor Gareth Evans of the University of Manchester is heading up a major research study, which i...
Shauna White Jan 25, 2012

DNA Genotek’s top ten list for 2011

It’s that time of year again when I reflect on the past year and highlight DNA Genotek’s top ten lis...
Ian Curry Jan 06, 2012

DNA Analysis in the Oklahoma Family Health Patterns Project

Guest author, William R. Lovallo, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and th...
William R. Lovallo Nov 22, 2011

Nature versus nurture: What's your opinion?

We are all familiar with the role genetics play in shaping our physical appearance. You might have i...
Erin Carpenter Oct 25, 2011

New product launch – ORAcollect•DNA

I am pleased to announce the launch of ORAcollect•DNA (OCR-100), the newest product in the DNA Genot...
Scott Rabuka Oct 17, 2011

Need help funding a research project using DNA in saliva?

If you’re looking for funding for your research project using DNA in saliva, DNA Genotek’s Grant Pro...
Shauna White Oct 11, 2011

Freshman’s guide to starting university: laptop, text books and DNA from saliva

The incoming class of freshman students at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) had something uniq...
Shauna White Sep 07, 2011

DNA from saliva facilitates dermatological studies in Singapore

Atopic dermatitis (AD) and acne vulgaris (AV) are both skin diseases studied by researchers at the I...
Shauna White Aug 03, 2011

Letter to DNA Genotek customers re: acquisition by OraSure Technologies

As a valued customer of DNA Genotek, I wanted to share some exciting news with you. On July 26, 2011...
Ian Curry Jul 26, 2011

Saliva as a medium to study microbial DNA

Some researchers studying infectious diseases will use frozen whole mouth fluid (WMF) as a sample ty...
Shauna White Jul 13, 2011

DNA from saliva to identify biomarkers predicting nicotine dependence

Cigarette smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in many countri...
Shauna White Jul 07, 2011

UCLA team develops methylation-based model to predict age with Oragene

On June 22, 2011, Principal Investigator and professor of human genetics, pediatrics and urology at ...
Shauna White Jun 27, 2011

The state of personalized medicine

Last week at the Personalized Medicine Coalition’s (PMC) Annual State of Personalized Medicine Lunch...
Shauna White Jun 21, 2011

Oragene•DNA to Simplify DNA Collection for Genetic Study into ADHD

This week, we were pleased to announce that our Oragene•DNA product was selected to collect DNA from...
Shauna White May 25, 2011

Introducing OMNIgene•ORAL for infectious disease sampling

DNA Genotek is pleased to announce the availability of OMNIgene®•ORAL, a new method to collect and s...
Shauna White May 18, 2011

Oragene•DNA facilitates Italy’s ‘Basketball Players to the Bone’

Many readers of The Genetic Link will be familiar with DNA Genotek’s involvement in event-based coll...
Shauna White May 03, 2011
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