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Goal Created for DNA Sequencing Cost
mgcsinc writes "The original Human Genome Project completed its sequencing of the human genome with billions of dollars; the current cost is around $50 million. Now, geneticists are hoping that within 10 to 15 years of development in the practices of the field, they can lower this cost to a mere $1,000. This Yahoo article details these intended developments, and the world we can expect, in terms of genetics, in the future."
It's been a while since I last went so badly cross-eyed from reading an article.
/me runs off to change his last name to Doom.
No wonder there are no comments. Everyone who attempted to read the article probably fell asleep trying.
On the upside, a man called Quake is mentioned.
Tiny steps toward the $1,000 genome
Even without reading the article, I was able to come up with that premise...Slashdotters are falling down on the job!
"A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy." --Theodore Roosevelt
I think the answer to this is "42"
I eat my grapes at room temperature, cuz the cold ones hurt my teeth
Most consumers aren't interested in learning what genetic flaw is going to kill them. Chances are, they already know (you do have parents and grandparents, don't you?). What Joe Sixpack really cares about is "has she been cheating on me" and "is that rugrat mine?"
Think about it, a cheap and dirty Home Paternity Test could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in diapers, food, clothes, educational expenses, and eventually, a messy divorce. And if it comes in the form of a stick I can pee on, so much the better.