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You can get your whole genome sequenced for a few hundred bucks. But should you?

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By Max Barnhart Verified
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
Key Insights A new batch of direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies are offering clinical-grade whole genome sequencing to individuals for only a few hundred dollars. Genetic counselors say you should consider many factors before making the decision to get your whole genome sequenced. We know only so much about how our genes shape us—some customers may not be satisfied by the answers genome sequencing can provide.
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Decibel Bio Uses Epigenetics to ‘Download’ New Traits to Crops

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By Max Barnhart Verified
| Farms.com
By Max Barnhart More than a decade ago, Travis Bayer cofounded Sound Agriculture, a company focused on using the natural interactions between plants and microbes to improve fertilizer efficiency. The company launched its first product in 2019 and was raising millions of dollars from prominent investors. Then, sometime around 2020, an R&D team at Sound began developing a new technology.
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Decibel Bio uses epigenetics to ‘download’ new traits to crops

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By Max Barnhart Verified
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) Verified
Publicly launched: 2025 Headquarters: Berkeley, California Technology: Nucleic acid–guided epigenetic modification to alter crop traits Founder: Travis Bayer Funding or notable partners: $12 million from investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Future Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, and Syngenta More than a decade ago, Travis Bayer cofounded Sound Agriculture, a company focused on using the natural interactions between plants and microbes to improve fertilizer efficiency.
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