China’s BGI says it can sequence a genome for just $100
China’s genome sequencing giant BGI says it plans to offer whole genome sequencing for just $100, according to MIT Technology Review. If it makes good on those plans, the Shenzhen-based genomics research company would be leading the race to the bottom dollar, fulfilling Illumina’s promise back in 2017 that it would reach the $100 mark in more than three years but fewer than 10.
Using BGI’s rapid sequencer, customers may be able to sequence up to 700 genomes every three days. “These systems would be prioritized for really large-scale population genetics, million-person projects,” Rade Drmanac, chief scientific officer of Complete Genomics, a division of BGI Group, told Tech Review.
BGI has been involved in genome sequencing since it participated in the Human Genome Project in 2003. Since then, the cost of sequencing has dropped off sharply. Ten years ago, sequencing a person’s genome would have cost around $50,000, compared to the average cost of $600 today.
Using BGI’s rapid sequencer, customers may be able to sequence up to 700 genomes every three days. “These systems would be prioritized for really large-scale population genetics, million-person projects,” Rade Drmanac, chief scientific officer of Complete Genomics, a division of BGI Group, told Tech Review.
BGI has been involved in genome sequencing since it participated in the Human Genome Project in 2003. Since then, the cost of sequencing has dropped off sharply. Ten years ago, sequencing a person’s genome would have cost around $50,000, compared to the average cost of $600 today.
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