Element Biosciences will launch $600K desktop $100-per-genome machine in second half of 2026

Element Biosciences will launch $600K desktop $100-per-genome machine in second half of 2026 | Element is promising to to launch a machine for I think $600,000 plus that would sit on a desktop sometime in the second half of this year that will achieve $100 per genome.

Element is promising to to launch a machine for I think $600,000 plus that would sit on a desktop sometime in the second half of this year that will achieve $100 per genome.

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