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Microbix Receives US$250,000 Milestone Payment for LumiSort(tm) - its Livestock Semen Sexing Technology
Jul. 13, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- Animal Reproduction Industry partner independently ...
About this update from Microbix Biosystems Inc.
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