Ion Torrent: Hype cycle status “disillusionment”
Awesome blog post, with some great points on the hype.
Ion Torrent: Hype cycle status “disillusionment”
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Wish the author of the TR piece had been a little more skeptical -- while the sequencing itself is a matter of an hour or so, that must be preceded with significant preparation. End-to-end time is what matters -- Ion Torrent will be a strong contender for fast, but not tricorder-fast!Leave a comment:
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