The genetic testing company touts its products as the next generation of at-home DNA testing: Beyond figuring out where you come from, Helix says it will help you actually put what you’ve ...

Helix is one of a number of growing companies that offer genetic testing The company has held a first close on the $200 million round, reports TechCrunch. Innovation by Design Awards Deadline This ...

The discovery of the double helix half a century ago has so far been slow to affect medical practice, but significant transformations are likely over the next 50 years. Changes to the way medicine ...

Helix and its corporate parent Illumina are also looking to help grow the genetics services market in other ways. The two have partnered to support new DNA-driven products for consumers in the ...

And with only about 4,000 certified genetic counselors total in the US—or one for every 80,000 Americans—it’s hard for most medical professionals to justify widespread testing.

Cutting costs has been a priority for Invitae. In 2015, the San Francisco-based company said that it would slash prices for its genetic tests.

Variants of obesity-related genes influence how much weight patients lose on specific weight loss drugs like liraglutide, two studies report.

Mice created using genetic material from two sperm cells have gone on to have offspring off their own, but the prospect of ...

I paid $300 for DNA-based fitness advice and all I got was junk science. Consumer-genomics company Helix promises insights so you can live your best life — but it’s little more than genetic ...

Though the market for consumer genetic tests may have stabilized after bottoming out, sequencing as a whole is still poised to grow in the next few years, whether overseas or in the US.And 23andMe ...