3 Stocks for Biotech's Future

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The following video is from this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Charly Travers and Joe Magyer, discuss the latest business news. In this segment, the guys analyze some companies in genome-related industries, including Illumina, Affymetrix, and Life Technologies. While some investors believe genome sequencing will be profitable for shareholders, Charly discusses why he believes the real winners will be consumers as sequencing becomes more of a commodity. For investors looking to profit from related industries, he shares three stocks he believes are worth a second look.

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At the time thisarticle was published Chris Hillowns no shares of any of the companies mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bio-Reference Laboratories and Ancestry.com.Motley Fool newsletter serviceshave recommended buying shares of Illumina and Ancestry.com. The Motley Fool has adisclosure policy. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe thatconsidering a diverse range of insightsmakes us better investors. Try any of our Foolish newsletter servicesfree for 30 days.

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