Celera claims their map is BETTER than the public one. That's why they charge so much and that's why you will be paying.
That does not really matter. Genetic research (or any cutting edge non-theoretical biology work) is expensive, expensive, e... well. Just doing the molecular biology equivalent of "Hello World"; say, adding the Lux Operon from squid to e-coli to make them glow in the dark (I am not kidding, this is in an undergrad molbio textbook) can set you back $500 just in consumables (culture media, custom primers, restriction enzymes, etc.). If Celera does not charge too much, Universities and Firms will liscence their map and use along with the "public" one. Having more than one map is like having more than one search engine.
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That does not really matter. Genetic research (or any cutting edge non-theoretical biology work) is expensive, expensive, e... well. Just doing the molecular biology equivalent of "Hello World"; say, adding the Lux Operon from squid to e-coli to make them glow in the dark (I am not kidding, this is in an undergrad molbio textbook) can set you back $500 just in consumables (culture media, custom primers, restriction enzymes, etc.). If Celera does not charge too much, Universities and Firms will liscence their map and use along with the "public" one. Having more than one map is like having more than one search engine.