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Businesses ready whole-genome analysis services for researchers

By Trevor Stokes The cost of sequencing an individual’s entire genome has fallen precipitously over the past five years, from around $100 million for the first personal genome to under $5,000 today when sequencing services are purchased in bulk. In response, a handful companies have started developing whole-genome annotation services that give clinical researchers lacking expertise in bioinformatics the ability to use genomic data for disease-discovery and drug-response testing. One company, Knome, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, already offers a package deal. For about $5,000 it will sequence and annotate a genome—with a minimum order of ten genomes. Meanwhile, two California 

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