Competition is intensifying in the DNA sequencing industry, which has long been dominated by sequencing behemoth Illumina.
Driving the news: Illumina, which has an estimated 80% share of the global gene sequencing market, unveiled a new line of instruments today that it says will cut the cost of genome sequencing — the latest in a flurry of announcements from an industry in pursuit of faster and cheaper offerings.
Driving the news: Ian hit South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane and brought heavy winds and "life-threatening" storm surge along the North and South Carolina coasts on Friday.
The federal government awarded more than $266 million in American Rescue Plan funding to grow the nation's community and public health workforce, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Driving the news: The department is investing $225.5 million in community health workers and $40.7 million in public health scholarships.
