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Sadeghi predicts Nucleus will sequence 500,000 whole genomes by 2026

Kian Sadeghi · The Quiet Revolution in DNA Sequencing | Nucleus Genomics · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Aug 16, 2024 · at 29:11

Kian Sadeghi discusses Nucleus Genomics' growth targets compared to the largest existing whole genome sequencing databases.

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“I think we can actually, I think two years from now, we can get half a million samples. Two years from today, I think we could do that.”

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