Participants in United Therapeutics» clinical trials now have their genomes sequenced and researchers at the company plan to correlate patient outcomes with that genomic sequence data. (fortune.com)
By funding this work, the NHGRI hopes to bring the cost of sequencing a mammalian sized genome down from $ 10 million to $ 1000 in the next 10 years — cheap enough for patients to have their genome sequenced before they receive genome - tailored treatments. (newscientist.com)
The iconic, egg - laying, venom producing, duck - billed platypus first had its genome sequenced in 2008, revealing its unique genetic makeup and its divergence from the rest of the mammals around 160 million years ago. (sciencecodex.com)