Abstract

Nearly three decades have passed since the invention of electrophoretic methods for DNA sequencing. The exponential growth in the cost-effectiveness of sequencing has been driven by automation and by numerous creative refinements of Sanger sequencing, rather than through the invention of entirely new methods. Various novel sequencing technologies are being developed, each aspiring to reduce costs to the point at which the genomes of individual humans could be sequenced as part of routine health care. Here, we review these technologies, and discuss the potential impact of such a 'personal genome project' on both the research community and on society.

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