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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1Biomedicine Update – Mapping the Genome is Getting Cheaper by the Day
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https://techsomogro.com/biomedicine-update-mapping-the-genome-is-getting-cheaper-by-the-day/#commentsMon, 12 Mar 2012 13:06:08 +0000http://21stcentech.wordpress.com/?p=3031The cost of DNA sequencing is going down rapidly making mapping the genome within the next decade almost as inexpensive as a routine blood workup. Current DNA sequencing tests cost, at their cheapest, about $5,000. Ion Torrent, a company founded by Jonathan Rothberg, a chemical engineer, has technology almost go-to-market ready that will drop the cost to $1,000 and provide a complete sequenced genome in 2 hours.
DNA sequencing using advances in chip technology is driving down the cost. The Ion Proton II stores 3.2 Gigabytes of data making it possible to do a full-genome sequence in 2 hours. Source: Ion Torrent
In the March 2012 issue of Popular Science, in the article, “The Next Sequence,” Jennifer Abbasi describes work being done at IBM to develop a $100 sequencer, a chip that uses nanotechnology to read DNA. At $100 a test, DNA sequencing will be open to millions of patients.
Of course sequencing an individual’s DNA is not in itself a method for curing disease. It is sequencing of a group of patients with a common disease that can lead to finding the “smoking gun” within the genetic sequence.
