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3 January 2020GeneticsSarah Morgan

Illumina and Pacific Biosciences terminate $1.2bn deal

Gene-sequencing companies Illumina and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) have “mutually agreed” to terminate their $1.2 million merger agreement, under which Illumina would have acquired PacBio.

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