DNA Reader May Bring Genetics To Medical Clinics

Sharon Begley
Reuters
January 10, 2012

A new DNA reader could bring genetics to medical clinics.

After years of predictions that the “$1,000 genome” – a read-out of a person’s complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown – was just around the corner, a U.S. company is announcing Tuesday that it has achieved that milestone and taken the technology several steps ahead.

The new genome-sequencing machine from Ion Torrent, a division of Life Technologies Corp., in Guilford, Connecticut, is 1,000 times more powerful than existing technology, says CEO and chairman Jonathan Rothberg.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:17 pm

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