Personal Genome Machine

Recently, Ion Torrent (Guilford, CT, a branch of Life Technologies-formerly Applied Biosciences) named Ambry Genetics (Aliso Viego, CA) as its first service provider for Ion’s “Personal Genome Machine“-which does chip-based DNA sequencing on a benchtop.  Ambry began doing sequencing for cystic fibrosis ten years ago, and Ion’s machine, costing under $100,000, is well positioned for that kind of targeted work.  MORE

Image Credit:  Ion Torrent