Premium genome mapping service: Knome

Premium genome mapping service: Knome

United States28 Jan 2008
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Personal gene sequencing may be just beginning to make its way into the mainstream commercial world (see our post on Genome mapping services, as well as DNA-driven dating, which we just covered), but it's already getting upgraded. Witness Knome, which is offering whole-genome mapping for USD 350,000. Launched in November, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Knome is offering just 20 individuals the opportunity to participate in its debut by having their entire genomes sequenced. Whereas the contenders we've already written about have focused on sequencing just key parts of the human genome for anywhere between USD 985 and USD 2,500, Knome will map…

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