Genome sequencing one million times cheaper than ten years ago

In 2003, the Human Genome Project announced an enormous scientific breakthrough. Scientists had sequenced the entire human DNA code—200 million base pairs. The project took 13 years and cost nearly $3 billion.

In 2013, the small machine pictured above can do the same thing in just 24 hours. And sequencing a single person’s DNA costs about one one-millionth of the price: Just $3,500.

Read the full, original story here: Genome Sequencing 1 Million Times Cheaper Than 10 Years Ago

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