Genomics

We listed devices and technologies with the promise of curing cancer or transforming it into a manageable chronic disease.

We asked the question how much life is worth? A heart can be purchased for $1000000. Livers are worth about $557000 & kidneys cost about $262000.

From portable genome sequencers until genetic tests revealing distant relations with Thomas Jefferson, genomics represents a fascinatingly innovative area of healthcare. As the price of genome sequencing has been in free fall for years, the start-up scene is bursting from transformative power. Let’s look at some of the most amazing genomics companies!

Gene therapy can potentially cure cancer, genetic defects or infectious diseases, but the million-dollar pricetags are a major problem. We have reason for optimism.

Dante Labs sent me their Full DNA whole genome sequencing package, and I went through a roller-coaster of feelings: I was excited to know every secret of my DNA, but I was afraid of getting to know my hereditary cancer risks and worried what else I might find. As in my case, (scientific) curiosity usually overrides fear, I jumped into the unknown and I’m eager to share my results here.

Specifically trained GPTs, like CRISPR GPT, won’t be good in general chat but will excel in analyzing DNA, designing personalized nutrition. or helping surgical planning.

One of the most common human fears is going to the dentist, although we all know how crucial oral health is and how strongly it is connected to our overall health. Let’s see what new technologies can do to revolutionise dentistry – and our attitudes.

Who owns medical and genetic data? How to regulate gene editing? Where is the boundary of enhancing physical or cognitive human capabilities? What to do with biological differences widening the gap of the haves and have-nots? Could we define where is the boundary to augment life? Will we sue robots or algorithms for medical malpractice? With the constant advancement of technology, unprecedented moral, ethical and legal issues are surfacing. Channeling them into substantial debates will get us closer to their fair solution step by step. Here, we collected the 10 most pressing issues in bioethics.

Enhancing human capabilities has been on the mind of people for ages, but superhumans came a long way from ancient training methods to exoskeletons.

AI for medical use, cloud services for healthcare practices, apps for research – Google is everywhere in the digital health field. But the competition is fierce, and the race is still wide open.

What if coming up with a new drug could be measured in days rather than years? What if new medication would cost thousands instead of billions of dollars? Artificial intelligence technologies promise to speed up the process of drug discovery and make it more cost-effective. As the market is flourishing, and it takes time and effort to separate the wheat from the chaff, we collected the most promising AI pharma companies out there.

Despite the expectations and advancement of DNA analysis, nutrigenomics still struggles to gain momentum and become a mainstream service used by the masses.

I tried the pathway analysis DNA test by 3×4 Genetics. This method offers a lot if you are looking for results you can actually use in health/disease management.

Genome sequencing does definitely not equal with fortune telling: it cannot predict how long you will live or what your body mass index will look like. However, it can tell you a lot about your sensitivity to drugs, your family history or whether you are a carrier of monogenic conditions.

Four reasons why we still don’t have reliably working nutrigenomics tests, which could tell us what we should eat based on our dna.

Your body might be your temple, but in principle, we don’t take good enough care of it – not when it comes to the food […]