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Toward the 1,000 dollars human genome.

Simon T Bennett1, Colin Barnes, Anthony Cox

  • 1Solexa Limited, Chesterford Research Park,Little Chesterford,Essex CB10 1XL, UK.

Pharmacogenomics
|July 12, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Revolutionary sequencing technologies offer a cost-effective way to analyze the entire human genome. This advancement enables comprehensive human genetic variation studies at an unprecedented scale and affordability.

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Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Human genome sequencing was historically expensive and time-consuming, estimated at $30 million and 60 years per genome using Sanger sequencing.
  • The advent of new technologies presents an opportunity for comprehensive whole-genome analysis.
  • Achieving a $1,000 human genome is a key cost point for routine individual genome analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the transformative potential of new sequencing technologies for human genetic variation analysis.
  • To discuss the capabilities of Solexa's disruptive technology in achieving low-cost, high-throughput sequencing.
  • To explore the implications of these advancements for population genetics and polymorphism detection.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing novel sequencing chemistry for simultaneous, base-by-base sequencing of billions of DNA molecules.

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  • Applying resequencing approaches over large genomic regions.
  • Leveraging single-molecule-based sequencing technologies.

    • Main Results:

    • New technologies dramatically reduce sequencing costs and increase throughput by orders of magnitude.
    • Solexa's technology enables highly accurate, low-cost whole-genome analysis in a single experiment.
    • These methods facilitate simultaneous detection and typing of known and unknown polymorphisms.

    Conclusions:

    • Technological progress is making whole-genome sequencing faster, cheaper, and more sensitive.
    • Single-molecule sequencing paradigms will permit routine whole-genome analysis.
    • These advancements will significantly impact the study of human genetic variation and population genetics.