Startup Street: Decode Your DNA, For Free
18 Nov 2018 5:29 AM GMT
From free genome sequencing to Airbus? Kerala landing on Startup Street this week.
- This week on Startup Street, geneticist George Church is trying to democratise DNA data and make it free and secure.
- A new report shows how China’s interest in Indian startups has grown.
- Renowned geneticist and molecular engineer George Church is making genome sequencing free.
- His startup Nebula Genomics is now providing complete DNA decoding at no cost for customers who answer a series of questions about their own health, according to its website.
- Church, who is regarded as the father of the Human Genome project, had started Nebula Genomics with the aim of making genome sequencing cheaper and keeping the DNA data of users private.
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