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Source BioScience US Sanger Sequencing Service

Aug 24, 2022

Source BioScience, a provider of genomic services in the UK and Ireland, has launched a Sanger sequencing service in the US out of San Diego. The company said it can immediately serve biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and research organizations in California and neighboring states, with plans to expand further into the US in coming months. Source said it will also soon be offering plasmid extraction and next-generation sequencing services in the US.

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