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From: John Logan <>
Subject: [PACHESTE] Fw: New Company doing DNA Testing (CBS News)
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 09:54:35 -0500


<p> <h2>DNAPrint's kit gains national TV exposure</h2> <table border="1"
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class="SmallDarkGray">STAFF PHOTO / MICHAEL BARRIENTOS<br> <p class="Small">
Tony Frudakis, chief scientific officer of DNAPrint Genomics constructs a
DNA library for a client at the University of Hawaii at the company's
Sarasota labratory. The machine in the background is a genatic analyzer used
to graph the DNA sequence.</p> </td></tr></table> <br> <p class="Byline"> BY
MARGARET ANN MIILLE<br></p> <p class="Byline"></p> <br> <p
class="body">SARASOTA -- "The Eye" focused on DNAPrint Genomics Inc. this
weekend, giving the company a lucrative boost to its national
visibility.<br><br>CBS twice aired a segment about DNAPrint's racial
profiling kit on "Eye on America with Dan Rather."<br><br>Since Friday
night, the research and development company took more than 300 orders,
compared with the approximately 450 it had taken this year before the
broadcast.<br><br>"We got a wild surge of orders as a result," DNAPrint's
chief executive, Tony Frudakis, said. "We just hope that this is a sign of
more (good) things to come."</p><br> <p class="body">In a brief interview
with network correspondent Wyatt Andrews, Frudakis explained how
ANCESTRYbyDNA 2.0 works.<br><br>Touted as the first recreational genetic
testing of its kind, ANCESTRY analyzes saliva to determine within a few
percentage points to what extent a person is of European, American Indian,
African, Asian or Pacific Islander heritage.<br><br>ANCESTRY is being
marketed to genealogy enthusiasts exploring ambiguous parts of their family
trees. It also has potential use by forensics experts.</p><br> <p
class="body">The kit and testing service costs $158, down from a recent
price of $320. It's available at ancestrybydna.com.<br><br>Andrews traveled
to Sarasota in early January to interview Frudakis. DNAPrint was one of four
genomics companies that CBS featured on the show.<br><br>Investors
apparently liked the publicity. DNAPrint's shares, which trade over the
counter, were selling for 2.6 cents at the close of regular trading on
Monday, up three-tenths of a cent, or about 13 percent.</p><br> </p> <div
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Article published Mar 4, 2003
DNAPrint's kit gains national TV exposure

SARASOTA -- "The Eye" focused on DNAPrint Genomics Inc. this weekend, giving
the company a lucrative boost to its national visibility.

CBS twice aired a segment about DNAPrint's racial profiling kit on "Eye on
America with Dan Rather."

Since Friday night, the research and development company took more than 300
orders, compared with the approximately 450 it had taken this year before
the broadcast.

"We got a wild surge of orders as a result," DNAPrint's chief executive,
Tony Frudakis, said. "We just hope that this is a sign of more (good) things
to come."
In a brief interview with network correspondent Wyatt Andrews, Frudakis
explained how ANCESTRYbyDNA 2.0 works.

Touted as the first recreational genetic testing of its kind, ANCESTRY
analyzes saliva to determine within a few percentage points to what extent a
person is of European, American Indian, African, Asian or Pacific Islander
heritage.

ANCESTRY is being marketed to genealogy enthusiasts exploring ambiguous
parts of their family trees. It also has potential use by forensics experts.
The kit and testing service costs $158, down from a recent price of $320.
It's available at ancestrybydna.com.

Andrews traveled to Sarasota in early January to interview Frudakis.
DNAPrint was one of four genomics companies that CBS featured on the show.

Investors apparently liked the publicity. DNAPrint's shares, which trade
over the counter, were selling for 2.6 cents at the close of regular trading
on Monday, up three-tenths of a cent, or about 13 percent.


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