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The cost of sequencing human genome has fallen from $100M to under $100 in approximately 25 years

Element Biosciences reportedly hit the $100 genome milestone (Feb 2026). **For context:** Human Genome Project (2000) cost ~ $100M and ~$1,000 genome achieved around 2014, it's now under $100 in ~25 years That’s a 1,000,000x cost reduction, far outpacing Moore’s Law. If this trend continues, perso

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Element Biosciences reportedly hit the $100 genome milestone (Feb 2026). **For context:** Human Genome Project (2000) cost ~ $100M and ~$1,000 genome achieved around 2014, it's now under $100 in ~25 years That’s a 1,000,000x cost reduction, far outpacing Moore’s Law. If this trend continues, perso