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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Will Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Open 'Pandora's Box'?

Will Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Open 'Pandora's Box'? : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: "So far sequencing is being used primarily only to diagnose mysterious medical conditions and help treat cancer patients, and by scientists, biotech executives and other people who can afford the out-of-pocket cost. But the price is plummeting, and many are predicting the $1,000 genome is coming soon. And when that happens sequencing could become much more common."

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