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New Instruments Automate PCR Diagnostic Applications
Two new diagnostic instruments, which recently have been certified for marketing in Europe, will bring an unprecedented level of automation and efficiency to laboratories that process large and very large numbers of specimens on a daily basis. More...27 Jan 2014



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