The headline is almost certainly inaccurate. I'm fairly certain that Baylor, the Broad Institute, and Wash U (doing the Thousand Genomes Project) have more than

The headline is almost certainly inaccurate. I'm fairly certain that Baylor, the Broad Institute, and Wash U (doing the Thousand Genomes Project) have more than 120 next-gen sequencers among them. This is not to mention the dozens of other medical centers with next-gen machines. Perhaps it is true that this Chinese facility will have more Illumina-brand sequencers than have been sold in the US. Edit: Here is just a taste of evidence to support my assertion: Illumina just sold 51 new machines to the Broad -- http://investor.illumina.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121127&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1435009&highlight= http://investor.illumina.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121127&p=ir... I'm beginning to wonder about the fact-checking...