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		SymBio Corporation

		SymBio Corporation is a project-based custom genomics company. Our core expertise includes DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and protocol and methods development. SymBio is not a "per lane" sequencing service, but rather a committed collaborator and partner for each project we accept. We offer customizable workflow and specialized bioinformatics support to fit the needs of each project. We achieve long, high quality reads and deliver rapid turnaround, at the most competitive prices in the industry.




		SymBio was derived from key team members of the genomics development lab that Dr. Robert A. Feldman founded and operated for Amersham Biosciences from 1999-2003. The Amersham group were core development team members who helped design, test and launch the MegaBACE 1000 (the first capillary array DNA sequencing instrument), Energy Transfer Dye Terminators, several bioinformatics platforms and the MegaBACE 4000 (the first 384 capillary array DNA sequencing instrument). The development of these technologies led directly to the completion of the human genome and the beginning of the genome age.





		Latest News January, 2008 Monarch Butterfly Genome Project Every year millions of eastern North American monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles to a small overwintering spot in central Mexico. The genetic basis for the timing and coordination of this remarkable feat is beginning to come to light based on work by neurobiology Prof. Steven Reppert at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Now in collaboration with and under the direction of Dr. Reppert, SymBio has been awarded a subcontract from the University of Massachusetts Medical School to provide genomics support for the monarch butterfly genome project. The monarch is the first butterfly genome to be sequenced and will provide key insights into the behavioral genetic basis for circadian clocks, coordinated migration and the genomics of population diversity. December, 2007 Publication of the complete genome sequence of the moss, Physcomitrella patens Jeffrey Boore is senior author for a manuscript in the journal Science that describes the complete genome sequence of the moss Physcomitrella patens. (Pubmed link here.) November, 2007 New Standards for Genomics The Genome Standards Consortium publishes its MIGs (Minimum Information about a Genome Sequence) standards in Nature Biotechnology, the result of two years of effort by dozens of researchers, including both Feldman and Boore from SymBio. November, 2007 Plastid Genomes and Plant Evolution Jeffrey Boore co-authors a manuscript published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that reports the complete sequences of 13 plastid genomes and analyzes 81 genes from 64 species in order to reconstruct the evolutionary relationship of major plant groups. (Pubmed link here.) October, 2007 SymBio Offers 454 FLX Service SymBio is pleased to offer the latest, proven generation of massively parallel DNA sequencing service to clients and collaborators. The improved Roche/454 GS FLX system can achieve over 400,000 reads of length between 200-250 bases per read. SymBio is pleased to offer rapid turnaround times, competitive rates and complete analysis tools for this powerful technology. Contact us to discuss your next “next generation” project!