Genome Scanning Service 23andMe Drops Price To $399, Hopes To Promote 'Democratization Of Genetic Information' Personal DNA scanning service 23andMe on Tuesday is scheduled to announce that it is lowering the price of its gene-mapping service from $999 to $399 in order to attract more customers and expand its database of individual genetic profiles to bolster medical research, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The price cut is made possible by a new gene-scanning computer chip made by Illumina.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAP/Houston Chronicle Examines Telepharmacies In North Dakota The AP/Houston Chronicle on Saturday examined telepharmacies -- virtual pharmacy systems located in rural drug stores -- in North Dakota. Staff, usually a registered pharmacy technician or nurse, use remote cameras connected to licensed pharmacists who view the original signed
prescription, label, bottle where the pills are stored and the patient's bottle.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Study Shows Cloning From Dried Cells Now Possible Core Dynamics Inc. announced that cloning with freeze-dried cells is possible for the first time, according to new study findings in the August issue of the research journal PLos One. The company's patented IMT freeze-drying technology was used in the study. Cloning starts when an egg without genetic material is injected with cells with it.
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