Lab Group Makes Economic Case For Gene Testing Industry
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The laboratory industry, facing policy pressures, commissioned a study by Battelle Memorial Institute that finds that genetic testing is adding thousands of jobs and $16.5 billion annually to the U.S. economy.
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