FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI) today announced a new genomic analysis platform, the SOLiD™ 3 System, that is expected to enable scientists to sequence a human genome for approximately $10,000. Significant cost-reduction and productivity enhancements have been built into the company’s latest ultra-high-throughput genomic analysis platform, enabling researchers to dramatically drive down the cost of sequencing entire genomes of all organisms, and expand applications for RNA and epigenetic analysis. Use of this system is expected to help life science researchers move one step closer to the mainstream use of genomic data for clinical research and personalized medicine.
