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Becton Dickinson Rhapsody Platform Assay

Sep 12, 2017

Becton Dickinson announced the launch of BD Rhapsody, a platform for single cell RNA analysis. According to BD, the system consists of reagents, instruments, and software for targeted gene expression analysis of ten of thousands of individual cells. The platform will also expand beyond RNA expression to include protein detection. BD will offer both application-specific targeted panels and enable customers to design their own custom, targeted panels.

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