Genome Sequencing Under $10,000 January 17, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Genome, Medicine, science, Technology.trackback
The estimated cost of the Human Genome Project that aimed to sequence the human genome was around $350 million. The dream line is around $1000, and now here is a new milestone. Illumina HiSeq 2000 costs $650,000, but it can sequence a genome for $10,000 and generates 200 gigabytes per run. Though even if we cross the $1000 line somewhere in the near future, I don’t think we are ready to implement this huge amont of data into medical decision making effectively. Technology moves faster than our understanding of clinical genomics.
Fellow bloggers’ reports:
The race for the $1000 genome is serious. Do you remember the new genome sequencer of Helicos? 1 billion basepairs a day:
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Nanopores my boy…….give it time……
-Steve
http://www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com
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