Insight: New DNA reader to bring promise

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New DNA reader could bring genetics to medical clinics After years of predictions that the "$1,000 genome" - a read-out of a person's complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown - was just around the corner, a U.S. company is announcing Tuesday that it has achieved that milestone and taken the technology several steps ahead. The new genome-sequencing machine from Ion Torrent, a division of Life Technologies Corp., in Guilford, Connecticut, is 1,000 times more powerful than existing technology, says CEO and chairman Jonathan Rothberg. ...

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First Person: Retirement Is a Journey, Not a Destination

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First Person: The Sluggish Economy Has Me Rethinking My Plans for Retirement

First Person: The Sluggish Economy Has Me Rethinking My Plans for Retirement
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