Friday, March 4, 2016

Weekly Links March 4 th, 2016



“MUST READ”
Illumina, the Google of Genetic Testing, Has Plans for World Domination You could say that Illumina is to DNA sequencing is what Google is to Internet search, but that would be underselling the San Diego-based biotech company. Illumina’s machines, t…
DISRUPTION, REVOLUTION
Some thoughts on the CRISPR story... For the record, I am always nervous when I speak to reporters (sorry guys). One never really knows how these things will turn out. In this case, I think Erika did a phenomenal job capturing the real complexities …
TOOLS/TECHNIQUES
Bitesize Bio In the modern science era, the words polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are synonymous with a disruptive technology that teleported biomedical research into a new frontier.
HEALTH/MEDECINE
COMPANIES
Illumina Sues Oxford Nanopore In case you missed it, Illumina announced that it is Oxford Nanopore Technologies for violating Illumina’s two patents on nanopore sequencing in Oxford Nanopore’s MinION and PromethION devices. The lawsuits are based on…
With Patent Suit, Illumina Looks to Tame Emerging British Rival Oxford Nanopore Gene-sequencing giant Illumina is like the Standard Oil of the genome age. Except instead of oil it pumps DNA. More than 90 percent of all DNA data is generated by machi…




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