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Agilent to Acquire Advanced Analytical Technologies for $250M; Buys Remaining Lasergen Shares

Advanced Analytical markets CE instruments, reagents, and software for nucleic acid analysis while Lasergen is a next-generation sequencing technology developer.

Agilent Finds Final Puzzle Piece for Clinical Genomics Workflow
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The firm's $80 investment in Lasergen sets the stage for it to develop an integrated sample-to-result clinical genomics workflow by 2020.

Agilent Invests $80M in Lasergen

Agilent said it will work with Lasergen to build a clinical sequencing workflow based on the smaller firm's Lightning Terminators sequencing chemistry.

Paired Ends: Mimi Healy, Leroy Hood, Paul Flicek, David Smith
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LaserGen has named Mimi Healy CEO and to its board of directors. She is taking over from founder Michael Metzker, who developed and patented the company's proprietary Lightning Terminators.

LaserGen to Install Prototype Sequencers this Summer; Receives $150K US Army SBIR Grant for Portable Version
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By Julia Karow

Mar 5, 2012

LaserGen Receives SBIR Grant from Army to Use NGS Technology for Pathogens

Jan 3, 2012

Desktop Sequencers Take Center Stage in 2011 as Platform Providers Face Tough Times
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Aug 30, 2011

LaserGen Raises $5M to Develop Next-Gen Sequencing System
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Aug 30, 2011

LaserGen Raises $5M; Consulting Firm to Assist on Sequencer Commercialization Plans

Jul 19, 2011

LaserGen Builds Prototype Sequencer; Plans to Sequence Bacterial Genome by Fall
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Jul 11, 2011

LaserGen, National Instruments to Collaborate on Next-gen Sequencing System

Apr 14, 2009

Short Reads: Apr 14, 2009
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Apr 8, 2009

SeqWright to Take Stake in LaserGen

Mar 26, 2009

LaserGen Could Improve Sequencing Platforms
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Mar 3, 2009

LaserGen Says Its New Reversible Terminators Could Improve Several Sequencing Platforms
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ChatGPT Does As Well As Humans Answering Genetics Questions, Study Finds

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics had ChatGPT answer genetics-related questions, finding it was about 68 percent accurate, but sometimes gave different answers to the same question.

Sequencing Analysis Examines Gene Regulatory Networks of Honeybee Soldier, Forager Brains

Researchers in Nature Ecology & Evolution find gene regulatory network differences between soldiers and foragers, suggesting bees can take on either role.

Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish Cohort Uncovers New Genetic Loci Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

The study in Alzheimer's & Dementia highlighted known genes, but also novel ones with biological ties to Alzheimer's disease.

Tara Pacific Expedition Project Team Finds High Diversity Within Coral Reef Microbiome

In papers appearing in Nature Communications and elsewhere, the team reports on findings from the two-year excursion examining coral reefs.