A Ph.D. graduate student in biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, with a background in computer science and mathematics, ...

Sequencing could be drastically sped up by using all 48 flow cells simultaneously to scan one patient’s genome. That created new problems, however, as huge amounts of data were generated.

Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

An ancient Egyptian buried inside a pot was a potter who was given an elite burial, and now he is giving researchers clues ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

But anyone opting for whole genome sequencing right now should be aware that the science is only partially cooked, says Robert C. Green, who studies the intersection of consumer genetic testing ...

Improvements in methodology have dramatically dropped the cost of DNA sequencing in the last decade. In 2007, it cost around $10 million dollars to sequence a single genome. Today, there are servic… ...

He said he sees no obstacle to a $100 whole human-genome sequence in the near future. His company, he told me, is also working with a new chip that may eventually bring down the cost to $10.