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Direct-to-consumer genomics reinvents itself

By putting its foot in the door at the FDA, can 23andMe reinvigorate direct-to-consumer genomics? Malorye Allison investigates.

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Allison, M. Direct-to-consumer genomics reinvents itself. Nat Biotechnol 30, 1027–1029 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2409

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