454 and Solexa Pursued by Pack of Next-Gen Sequencing Shops; Competition to Heat up in 2006

Dec 19, 2005

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (GenomeWeb News) - Last Monday, Solexa launched its DNA sequencing, expression profiling, and microRNA analysis platform, the Solexa Genome Analysis System, following the lead of 454 Life Sciences, which introduced its Genome Sequencer 20 earlier this year.

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