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Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.

… have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with … for many years (see Figure 1). With the growing scale of human genetics studies and the increasing number of clinical … the underlying costs of generating a human genome sequence. Accurately determining the cost for sequencing a …

The Genomics Landscape

20 years later, genomicists remember the draft human genome sequence

In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.

… a White House event to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White …

About Genomics

Human Genome Project Results

In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.

… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists and …

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DNA Sequencing Costs: Data

Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.

… For many years, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has tracked the costs … relative to two metrics: (1) "Cost per Megabase of DNA Sequence" - the cost of determining one megabase (Mb; a …

Educational Resources

Human Genome Project

The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.

… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

DNA Sequencing

Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.

… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold. … Did you know that your … a day and for about $1000? Leaps in technology since the Human Genome Project have enabled remarkable genomics-based … together in varying orders. To study the exact order (or sequence ) of someone's DNA, researchers follow three major …

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NHGRI researchers generate complete human X chromosome sequence

NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.

… era in genomics research. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … of Health (NIH), have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results, published today …

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Infographic: Completing the human genome sequence

An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.

… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic …

The Genomics Landscape

The human genome sequence is now complete

In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.

… significance of their results. … In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially complete sequence of the human genome. The project took the practical …

Educational Resources

Shotgun Sequencing

Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.

… is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Sequencing, Genome, Human Genome Project … Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory …