An individual's
full genome can be
sequenced today in a few hours, for $ 1,000 — the first
genome sequencing took 13 years and cost $ 3 billion, and that was merely a decade ago.
Although the 100,000
Genomes Project, delivered by the Department of Health and Social Care wholly owned company Genomics England, has
taken longer than originally intended, the halfway mark of 50,000 whole
genome sequences was passed earlier this year, and Chair Sir John Chisholm has said that the
full 100,000 will be complete by the end of 2018.