TRANSGENOMIC,
INC.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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89365K206
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(CUSIP
Number)
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February
1, 2007
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP
No. 89365K206
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1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON:
BC
Advisors, LLC
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)
o
(b)
x
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER:
4,899,206
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER:
0
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
4,899,206
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
0
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,899,206
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
o
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.96%*
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
HC/CO
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CUSIP
No. 89365K206
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1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON:
SRB
Management, L.P.
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)
o
(b)
x
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
|
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
|
5
|
SOLE
VOTING POWER:
4,899,206
|
|
6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER:
0
|
||
7
|
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
4,899,206
|
||
8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
0
|
||
9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,899,206
|
||
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
o
|
||
11
|
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.96%*
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IA/PN
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CUSIP
No. 89365K206
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1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON:
Steven
R. Becker
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
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2
|
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)
o
(b)
x
|
||
3
|
SEC
USE ONLY
|
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4
|
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
|
5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER:
4,899,206
|
|
6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER:
0
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||
7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
4,899,206
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||
8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER:
0
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,899,206
|
||
10
|
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
o
|
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.96%*
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
HC/IN
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This
Schedule 13G relates to the common stock (“Common Stock”) of
TRANSGENOMIC, INC., acquired by BC Advisors, LLC, a Texas limited
liability company (“BCA”), for the account of (1) SRB Greenway
Capital, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“SRBGC”), (2) SRB
Greenway Capital (Q.P.), L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“SRBQP”) and
(3) SRB Greenway Offshore Operating Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands
limited partnership (“SRB Offshore”). BCA is the general partner of SRB
Management, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“SRB Management”), which is
the general partner of SRBGC, SRBQP and SRB Offshore. Steven R. Becker
is
the sole principal of BCA. Each of the reporting persons hereby expressly
disclaims membership in a “group” under Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder with
respect
to the shares of Common Stock reported herein, and this Schedule 13G
shall not be deemed to be an admission that any such reporting person
is a
member of such a group.
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Item
1(a).
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Name
of Issuer: TRANSGENOMIC, INC.
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Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
12325
Emmet Street
Omaha,
Nebraska 68164
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Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
See Item 1 of each cover page. |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or if none, Residence: |
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1111 |
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: See Item 4 of each cover page. |
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: 89365K206 |
Item 3. | Not Applicable |
Item 4. | Ownership: |
(a) |
Amount
Beneficially Owned:
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Steven R. Becker is the beneficial
owner
of 4,899,206 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BCA and
SRB
Management for the accounts of SRBGC, SRBQP and SRB Offshore. BCA
and SRB
Management are the beneficial owners of 4,899,206 shares of Common
Stock
for the accounts of SRBGC, SRBQP and SRB
Offshore.
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(b) |
Percent
of Class: See Item 11 of each cover
page.
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(c) |
Number
of shares as to which such person
has:
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(i) |
sole
power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 5 of each cover
page.
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(ii) |
shared
power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 6 of each cover
page.
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(iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 7 of each cover page. |
(iv) |
shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See Item 8
of each cover
page.
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Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not applicable. |
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not applicable. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Securities: |
SRB Management is an investment
adviser
registered with the State of Texas and, as such, has beneficial
ownership
of the securities held by its clients, SRBGC, SRBQP and SRB Offshore.
BCA
is the general partner of SRB Management. Steven R. Becker is the
sole
principal of BCA, and therefore exercises investment discretion
and
control with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by
SRB Management’s clients.
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable. |
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable. |
Item 10. | Certification: |
February 2, 2007 | ||
BC ADVISORS, LLC | ||
By: |
/s/
Steven R. Becker
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Steven
R. Becker, Member
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SRB MANAGEMENT, L.P. | ||
By: |
BC
Advisors, LLC, its general partner
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By: |
/s/
Steven R. Becker
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Steven R. Becker, Member |
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/s/
Steven R. Becker
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Steven
R. Becker
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BC ADVISORS, LLC | ||
By: |
/s/
Steven R. Becker
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Steven
R. Becker, Member
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SRB MANAGEMENT, L.P. | ||
By: |
BC
Advisors, LLC, its general partner
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By: |
/s/
Steven R. Becker
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Steven
R. Becker, Member
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/s/
Steven R. Becker
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Steven
R. Becker
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