SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Household & Health Care, a leading South Korean consumer goods company, announced on July 15 that its research identifying key genes influencing skin tone has been published in the prestigious international scientific journal “Nature Communications”. The study, which analyzed the skin genomes of over 57,000 East Asian individuals, marks [...]
JEONJU, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) of South Korea has announced the development of a cryopreservation technology that allows for the long-term storage of pear tree genetic resources at ultra-low temperatures. The key to this technology is preserving genetic material in liquid nitrogen at an extreme low temperature of minus 196 [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – UNIST’s Genomics Institute unveiled Thursday a reference genome specific to Koreans, entitled KOREF (Korean Reference). A reference genome is a genomic database that represents an example of a species’ set of genes, which allows for genetic analysis related to diseases and the development of new drugs. According [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The market for genetic testing is growing steadily in Korea, with the government easing regulations in June, allowing commercial businesses to offer genetic testing services. Prior to the revision, consumers could only receive DNA tests at medical institutions. There are still limitations, however, as to the number of tests [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean scientists have found a whole-genome sequencing of a Korean individual, raising hopes for plotting a new course to develop drugs that cater to the genetic architecture of the Korean population. The new research by Seoul National University’s Genomic Medicine Institute and biotech venture firm [...]
SEOUL, Feb.23 (Korea Bizwire) – Research indicates that depression is not caused because patients have weak hearts, but because they are vulnerable genetically and neurologically. Professor Ham Byung-ju and his team at the Korea University Hospital’s Department of Mental Health announced that they have determined that patients with relapsed depression have a certain weakness after [...]