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In this picture taken on August 22, 2018, a technician works in a lab at GeseDNA Technology in Beijing. - China's DNA sequencing market was worth about 7.2 billion yuan (1.05 billion USD) last year and is forecast to grow to 18.3 billion yuan in 2022, according to estimates by Beijing-based CCID Consulting. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / To go with China-genetics-demographics-DNA, Feature by Danni Zhu and Elizabeth Law (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)

In this picture taken on August 22, 2018, a technician works in a lab at GeseDNA Technology in Beijing. - China's DNA sequencing market was worth about 7.2 billion yuan (1.05 billion USD) last year and is forecast to grow to 18.3 billion yuan in 2022, according to estimates by Beijing-based CCID Consulting. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / To go with China-genetics-demographics-DNA, Feature by Danni Zhu and Elizabeth Law        (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)