Better Buy: Illumina vs. Adaptive Biotechnologies

In this battle, we pit the global leader in the field of DNA sequencing against an up-and-coming biotech that uses the former's research tools to gain insights into the immune system. Both companies aim to give researchers and physicians greater information to make better diagnostic and treatment decisions. But which one shines as a better investment?

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Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) develops and sells DNA sequencing machines and associated consumables that researchers and clinicians use to gain insights into diseases and help make better-informed treatment decisions. A relevant point today: Many research labs, hospitals, and healthcare companies are now using Illumina's sequencing products to track the transmission and evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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