Benzinga | Nov 15, 2021 10:59AM EST

Ginkgo Bioworks Says Received Informal Inquiry From DOJ Following Oct. Short Report

* "In October however, a short seller with a vested interest in driving down our stock price for financial gain published an inflammatory report claiming financial misconduct by Ginkgo. Due to the nature of the claims in the short report, it was not entirely surprising that shortly after the short report was released, we also received an informal inquiry from the United States Department of Justice."