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> which started at Washington University in St. Louis, home of the Human Genome Project While Wash U was a contributor, I am confused about why you call it the
by ejstronge 4y ago
> which started at Washington University in St. Louis, home of the Human Genome Project
While Wash U was a contributor, I am confused about why you call it the home of the Human Genome Project. The Project seems a lot more strongly linked to the Whitehead/MIT in terms of press and the site of key figures.
- westurner 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Genome_Project #History "The Cost of Sequencing a Human Genome" https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Sequencing-Human-Genome-cost https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Sequencing...
- ejstronge 4y agoIf we're just sharing links, I have one too: https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project/Completion-FAQ https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project/Completion-FAQ
- westurner 4y agoTogether, these teams have achieved a very significant cost reduction: the link I shared cites a sub-$1K cost to sequence a genome today; a cost savings of millions of dollars per genome.