Genetics The Observer George Church: 'Genome sequencing is like the internet back in the late 1980s.' Right now, genome sequencing is like the internet back in the late 1980s. And can they do it so inexpensively that they can brag to their friends that they got their genome sequencing done for free, or are even getting paid for their genome [information]? ‘I want to help humans genetically modify themselves’ Read moreIn mid-2016, you launched a 10-year nonprofit project to synthesise the human genome. I don’t want to just synthesise the human genome, by the way: I want to be able to do every organism that is of industrial, agricultural or medical significance.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2018 07:30 UTC