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**Picture Genetics** is an American biotechnology company based in [[united_states:california:Los Angeles]], [[united_states:California]].((//Picture Genetics - About.// LinkedIn. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/company/picturegenetics/about/)) | **Picture Genetics** is an American biotechnology company based in [[united_states:california:Los Angeles]], [[united_states:California]].((//Picture Genetics - About.// LinkedIn. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/company/picturegenetics/about/)) It offers services in [[genetic testing]] and genetic counselling, and markets an at-home test for [[:SARS-CoV-2]].((//At-home COVID-19 Test.// Picture Genetics. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from https://archive.ph/BHXUT)) |
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| ===== History ===== |
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| Picture was launched in September 2019 by [[Fulgent Genetics]] as a new "at-home" testing service in partnership with [[:PWNHealth]].((Fulgent Genetics, Inc., & Borsje, N. (2019, September 16). //Fulgent Genetics Launches Picture Genetics, a Consumer-Initiated Genetic Testing Offering.// GlobeNewswire News Room. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104014756/https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2019/09/16/1915878/0/en/Fulgent-Genetics-Launches-Picture-Genetics-a-Consumer-Initiated-Genetic-Testing-Offering.html)) |
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| ==== COVID-19 ==== |
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| The company experienced "significant growth" amid the [[:COVID-19 pandemic]].((//Form 8-K.// (2021, August 9). Fulgent Genetics; United States Securities and Exchange Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104020610/https://ir.fulgentgenetics.com/static-files/caad2f77-a559-4396-8453-2c7c699b9938)) |
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| The [[:State of Missouri]] contracted Picture for their [[:COVID-19]] testing services, leading to concerns that samples would be tested for other genetic information than just [[:SARS-CoV-2]].((Allred, A., & Richey, E. (2022, January 13). //Yes, Missouri’s at-home test kit program only tests for COVID.// KSDK-TV. https://archive.ph/1otIA)) |
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| ===== Organization ===== |
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| Picture is a subsidiary of [[Fulgent Genetics]].((Ebemidayo, F. (2022, September 20). //Picture Genetics review - Best blend of at-home diagnostics?// Nebula Genomics Blog. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104014454/https://nebula.org/blog/picture-genetics-review/)) |
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| ===== External links ===== |
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| * [[https://wiki.whiteroseintelligence.com/Picture-Genetics|White Rose Wiki]] |