Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Thursday, June 20, 2013

New Gene Machines Cut Diagnosis Time

Two “gene machines” that have been installed at a children’s hospital will cut the time it takes to scan for rare and inherited genetic disorders from a year to just days, doctors have said.
The £500,000 Next Generation Sequencers at The Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, are different from others around the UK because they are also combined with the latest robotic technology to help spot faulty genes as early as possible.

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Source: Nursing times

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