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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                December 4, 2003

                               TRANSGENOMIC, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                                  000-30975
         (State of Formation)                     (Commission File Number)

                                    911789357
                      (IRS Employer Identification Number)

           12325 Emmet Street
               Omaha, NE                                    68164
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (402) 452-5400
              (Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

      On December 4, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing that
its WAVE System will be cited in several presentations at the American Society
of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, Dec. 6-8 in San Diego, Calif. A copy of the
press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1  Press Release, dated December 4, 2003, announcing that the Company's WAVE
      System will be cited in several presentations at the American Society of
      Hematology (ASH) annual meeting, Dec. 6-8 in San Diego, Calif.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   TRANSGENOMIC, INC.

                                   By /s/ Michael J. Draper
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                                      Michael J. Draper, Chief Financial Officer

December 4, 2003


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