Two Biotech Firms Pull Ahead in Race for $1,000 Human Genome Sequence

Feb 6, 2009 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

If you believe the press releases, the race to be first to achieve the $1,000 full human genome sequence is narrowing down to two primary contenders. One is Complete Genomics, Inc. of Mountain View, California, and the other is Pacific Biosciences (PacBio). Last fall, Complete Genomics, Inc. was profiled in The Dark Report. It has ambitiously declared that, by this spring, it will be ready to roll out a global commercial DNA sequencing service. The company intends to offer pharmaceutical firms...
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