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Volume 87, Issue 50
COVER: In Pacific Biosciences� technology, an array ofDNA polymerase enzymes in tiny holes called zero-modewaveguides is used to sequence long strands of DNA. PacificBiosciences
Volume 87, Issue 50
PERSONAL GENOMES
Advances in DNA sequencing technology are making applications of whole-genome sequencing a reality
COVER: In Pacific Biosciences� technology, an array ofDNA polymerase enzymes in tiny holes called zero-modewaveguides is used to sequence long strands of DNA. PacificBiosciences
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Volume 87, Issue 50
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Advances in DNA sequencing technology are making applications of whole-genome sequencing a reality
(pp. 13-15)
Features

Business
Against the odds, five ventures are pursuing the biobased chemical across the globe (pp. 23-25)

Government & Policy
Federal agencies try new ways to encourage transformative research, but funding remains scarce (pp. 29-31)
News of the Week
Biorefiners Win Government Funds
Green goal: grants will advance fuels and chemicals from renewable raw materials
(p.8)Departments
Business
Against the odds, five ventures are pursuing the biobased chemical across the globe
(pp. 23-25)
Custom chemical manufacturers that can make antibody-drug conjugates see promising business
(pp. 26-27)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Dow Corning CEO Burns Calls For Green Jobs
- Eastman Drops Gasification Project
- Koppers To Buy Cindu Chemicals
- SolviCore Helps Power Yacht’s Fuel Cell
- Dow And Bayer Sign Biodiesel License
- Amyris Buys Stake In Brazilian Plant
- Nalco Opens Asian Technical Center
- Tranzyme And BMS Sign Discovery Deal
- Big Drug Firms Exit Biotech Partnerships
- Celgene Will Acquire Drug Firm Gloucester
- Ranbaxy Ends Pact With Japanese Partner
- ZymoGenetics Licenses Antibody, Cuts Staff
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Federal agencies try new ways to encourage transformative research, but funding remains scarce
(pp. 29-31)
Unconventional water structure theories generate criticism, but don’t hamper funding
(pp. 32-33)Science & Technology
Next-generation technologies lower cost of genome sequencing
(pp. 16-19)
Advances in DNA sequencing technology are making applications of whole-genome sequencing a reality
(pp. 13-15)
More results question molecular link between red wine compound and its antiaging activity
(pp. 36-37)
