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Driving down the cost of preserving genetic material, Acorn Biolabs raises $3.3 million

sudshr47 January 16, 2019 Startups

Acorn Biolabs wants consumers to pay them to store genetic material in a bet that the increasing advances in targeted genetic therapies will yield better healthcare results down the line. The company’s pitch is to “Save young cells today, live a longer, better, tomorrow.” It’s a gamble on the frontiers of healthcare technology that has managed […]

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23andMe might soon offer a more comprehensive $749 DNA service

sudshr47 September 6, 2018

23andMe is testing a $749 “premium” service for deeper health insights, according to several customers who saw a test page for the new product and posted about it on Reddit. First spotted by CNBC, the company served up a test web page to several customers telling them about a service that would allow them to […]