A $1000 genome could be reached by 2013

http://www.physorg.com ^ | 07-21-2011 | Staff

[Red Badger]

a, Fabricated CMOS 8′′ wafer containing approximately 200 individual functional ion sensor die. b, Unpackaged die, after automated dicing of wafer, with functional regions indicated. c, Die in ceramic package wire bonded for electrical connection, shown with moulded fluidic lid to allow addition of sequencing reagents. Image (c) Nature, doi:10.1038/nature10242

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Ultimately, this will lead to HANDHELD INSTANT DNA IDENTIFICATION EQUIPMENT that police and other government agencies can use to check your identity at all times.............

[Red Badger]

ping!............

[Red Badger]

MORE INFO:

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/38106/?p1=A3

[apillar]

Technology really has improved, I remember it took over 10 years and millions of dollars to sequence the first human genome and that was only a few years ago.

[ShadowAce]

[Red Badger]

Pretty soon, we can do it in a few seconds. Then the ‘hackers’ will be useful...................

[bigbob]

on a less ambitions scale than a full DNA sequencer, think about the potential of similar MEMS-microfluidic biosensor arrays to detect specific substances that are produced as byproducts of diseases such as cancer. The ability to detect diseases at a very early stage could save many lives, and biosensors like this could be incorporated in mobile phone handsets, for example.

[Red Badger]

Yes, with every new technology man has the propensity for using for both good and evil..............

[quesera]

Please add me to the ping list.

[ShadowAce]

You’ve been added. Welcome Aboard!!

[DTA]

>>>>>>>Ultimately, this will lead to HANDHELD INSTANT DNA IDENTIFICATION EQUIPMENT that police and other government agencies can use to check your identity at all times............. <<<<<<

There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit. .

[Reeses]

that police and other government agencies can use

Robot crime is just around the corner. Most security systems were designed to detect human criminals, not tiny robots. Even if a robot gets caught, the criminal may be in China. Has anyone checked the Fort Knox inventory lately?

[Red Badger]

Robot crime would violate the Asimov Three Laws of Robotics...............

[ken21]

kewl!

[nitzy]

You think the police and government will use it?

I think it will be the robots that use it against us...

http://www.digyourowngrave.com/saturday-night-live-old-glory-robot-insurance/

[blueunicorn6]

Yeah, they’re cute in the garden and I laugh at the one in the commercial, but $1,000 for a gnome? Seems high to me.

[N. Theknow]

Yeah, they’re cute in the garden and I laugh at the one in the commercial, but $1,000 for a gnome? Seems high to me.

Silly. It's a "genome."

Means it a gnome with a G-string.

Erotic art can be expensive.

[SunkenCiv]

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[martin_fierro]

"...I'm NOT gonna pay a lot for this genome!"