Moderna Hopes To Build On mRNA Tech Used In Its Covid Shots—By Targeting Genetic Diseases

Topline Moderna on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Life Edit Therapeutics geared towards finding and developing treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions, as the Massachuset...

Genetic Technologies Shares Jump After Strategic Alliance With Qiagen

Genetic Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: GENE) agreed to form a strategic alliance with Qiagen NV (NYSE: QGEN) to establish and develop a ‘Centre of Excellence facility in Australia. Qiagen will su...

Racism And Discrimination Are A Key Public Health Threat—But Overlooked And Dismissed Using Poor Science, Researchers Warn

Topline Racism, xenophobia and discrimination have a profound impact on health but are largely overlooked and erroneously dismissed with low-quality science, according to a series of papers published ...

Xiaomi files patent to develop blockchain virtual characters using ‘genetic sequences’

One of the world’s biggest mobile phone and technology firms, Xiaomi, has submitted a patent application that utilizes blockchain technology to facilitate the production of its original digital charac...

Breast Milk Contains Covid Genetic Material But Infected Mothers Won’t Transmit Virus Through Breastfeeding, Study Finds

Topline Breastfeeding women infected with Covid-19 cannot transmit the virus through breast milk, according to a peer reviewed study published in Pediatric Research Tuesday, validating a small number ...

Tennis Star Chris Evert Teaches Us That Genetic Testing Is A Lifetime Match

LOS ANGELES, CA – 1988: Chris Evert (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images Getty Images This weekend, Chris Evert tweeted that she was diagnosed with early-stage (Stage 1C) ovarian cancer, which is...