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Beijing Genomics Institute's (BGI's) Shenzhen branch made a splash this month with the announcement that it had sequenced the first complete genome of a Chinese individual, the third personal genome sequenced this year, after those of J. Craig Venter and James Watson. Now the new kid on the genome block is offering its service to any Chinese who can plop down $1.3 million.
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