Update: $1K genomes

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Scientists seek faster, cheaper tools to map DNA

Is the $1,000 genome sequence for real or hype? Here’s an update of the new techniques being tried to reach that holy grail. Toward the end is flat-out statement by one skeptical scientist who says we won’t see this for another 10 to 15 years! I’d like to pin the quote up on a bulletin board and check it every 5 years.

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