The project is the first of its kind in the countryFor the first time in Bangladesh, scientists have initiated a research for the whole genome sequencing of humans. Science and Technology Minister Yeafesh Osman officially inaugurated the project at the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) on Tuesday. The whole genome sequencing is the process of decoding the entire DNA pattern of an organism. The whole genome sequence of humans was first disclosed in 2003, decoded by a multinational collaborative project called the Human Genome Project. “It will cost Tk20,000 for cancer-preventing genome sequencing in our country, while in India it costs around Tk70,000, where it already has four whole genome sequencing labs.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2019 18:45 UTC