$1,000 And A Gene Map

January 13, 2012
By the end of the year, I can have my entire genome on a disk for only $1,000. The report of the new machine and microchip technology by Life Technologies, was in Soon, $1,000 Will Map Your Genes in the January 10 issue of The Wall Street Journal. The new price tag and the one-day waiting period for results is a marked improvement on the current $3,000 cost and the one-week wait. And, like all new technology, look for the price to drop with a little competition.

Now, I don't envision . . .