Genome Sequencing !!

The first human genome to be fully sequenced cost about 60 million US dollars and was completed in May 2006, although the rough draft was announced in 2003after 13 years of effort.

Due to spectacular advances in sequencing technologies, the sequencing of the entire genome of James Watson was accomplished last year in just 2 months at a cost of one million Us dollars.

Purpose of Sequencing
Machines are under development which may be able to do it in days for under a thousand a dollars. A simpler form of genetic analysis which can cost only a few hundred dollars provides information about point mutation in person's DNA which are linked to Traits and susceptibility to diseases. This may allow us to take precautionary measures before the disease actually occurs.