Plasmidsaurus unveiled a shallow‑depth transcriptome sequencing service that promises 10 million deduplicated 3' reads per sample with a turnaround under three days and academic pricing at $50 per sample. The company said it has processed hundreds of samples daily since launch and is handling rapid growth via U.S. labs and drop‑box networks. Academic core facilities warned the low price and speed could undercut traditional RNA‑seq offerings and destabilize local sequencing services. Plasmidsaurus argues the assay enables researchers to replace routine targeted assays like qPCR and accelerate experimental cycles. The service illustrates a broader shift in genomics toward low‑cost, high‑throughput offerings that compress discovery timelines and pressure institutional cores to adapt.