Complete Genomics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GNOM]]), the Mountain View, CA-based company that sequences entire human genomes for researchers, said today it has agreed to put 29 new genomes into its public repository for scientists and students. That brings the total of genomes in its public repository to 69, following a public release of 40 genomes on Feb. 3. Most of the samples have been previously analyzed as part of the International HapMap Project or the 1000 Genomes Project, the company said.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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