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      Dr. Marcela Brocco, grant program recipient, and her team from Argentina are using saliva to learn how prenatal stress impacts infant development.

      The Developing Economies Grant Program was launched to foster innovative and novel proposals for the...
      Katherine Lawless Jul 22, 2021

      Saliva sampling for COVID-19 testing in K-12 schools: Getting back to in-person learning

      After more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for returning to in-person learning in...
      Arya Mehta Jul 16, 2021

      Genetic evolution of human taste found from saliva samples of hunter-gatherers, nomad herders, and farmers in Africa and Asia

      “Taste is essential for the interaction of animals with their food and has co-evolved with diet. Hum...
      Katherine Lawless Jun 15, 2021

      All-of-US research program - collecting 1 million diverse DNA samples across America.

      Project highlights presented at the Festival of Genomics 2021. In January of this year, the 6th annu...
      Katherine Lawless Mar 31, 2021

      RNA breakthroughs in autism, concussions, and COVID-19

      Quadrant Biosciences is an innovative company that focuses on early detection of neurological disord...
      Katherine Lawless Jan 07, 2021

      How to obtain enough DNA from saliva with difficult to collect donors

      The amount of DNA yielded from oral samples can be variable since the amount of DNA collected highly...
      Katherine Lawless Aug 20, 2020

      SPARK project provides evidence for autism risk genes

      The latest episode of Molecules, microbes and multiomics features an interview with Pamela Feliciano...
      Shauna White Feb 25, 2020

      Genetic testing companies and health care providers partner to drive better health outcomes

      Innovations in scientific discovery have changed the way we look at healthcare. This landscape is sh...
      Katherine Lawless Jan 28, 2020

      Podcast: Multiomics methods investigate aging process in man's best friend

      A team of researchers is hoping old dogs can teach us some new tricks. The scientists, with the back...
      Shauna White Dec 11, 2019

      Oh, the places you’ll go…to collect saliva samples

      Around the world, genetic research continues to highlight new discoveries. Many of these discoveries...
      Katherine Lawless Oct 01, 2019

      The Mito-FIND project: Unlocking the secrets to mitochondrial disease with DNA from saliva

      “Mitochondria are essential for life. Mitochondrial diseases interfere with the body’s ability to ma...
      Katherine Lawless Aug 16, 2019

      Is genetic testing with saliva the best method for risk-based breast cancer screening?

      For decades, breast cancer prevention programs followed the traditional ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach...
      Katherine Lawless Aug 07, 2019

      Air pollution and cognitive dysfunction: uncovering the TRAP

      When you are on your morning commute to work, whether you drive or ride the bus, you might not reali...
      Katherine Lawless Jul 12, 2019

      Is the speed gene the key to athletic performance? The answer is only a spit away

      It is widely accepted that genetic factors are strongly linked with athletic performance.[1] After r...
      Katherine Lawless Jun 19, 2019

      Vitamin D deficiency: the new link to type 2 diabetes mellitus in United Arab Emirates

      “Diabetes is the fastest growing debilitating disease in the world”. - Dr. Al-Anouti and Dr. Al-Safa...
      Katherine Lawless Apr 11, 2019

      Genome-wide DNA methylation comparison: Brain tissue vs. blood, saliva and buccal cells

      DNA methylation (DNAm) has become increasingly widespread in the study of psychiatric disorders.[1] ...
      Katherine Lawless Apr 03, 2019

      Celebrating influential women in genetics - International women's day

      Throughout history, women have influenced and shaped our views and knowledge of science from all dis...
      Katherine Lawless Mar 08, 2019

      Is whole genome sequencing the new first-line test for children with genetic diseases?

      Congenital anomalies and genetic disorders are the leading cause of death in children less than ten ...
      Katherine Lawless Feb 19, 2019

      Oral swabs for pharmacogenomics: A comparative study of DNA quality and performance

      Pharmacogenomics is a growing field that tailors dosage and drug choices based on patient genetic pr...
      Katherine Lawless Feb 05, 2019

      Exciting discoveries from Spit for Science & a sneak-peak at Spit for Science II

      Russell Schachar, MD, FRCP(C), gave an engaging and inspiring talk at the American Society of Human ...
      Erin Carpenter Jan 08, 2019

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