Dec 1, 2025
Ultra-Cheap Genomics: When DNA Tests Cost $1
For decades, genomics—the science of reading and understanding human DNA—was considered one of the most expensive scientific endeavors in history. When the first human genome was mapped in 2003, the total cost exceeded $3 billion. Only governments and the world’s richest research institutions could afford it.
For decades, genomics—the science of reading and understanding human DNA—was considered one of the most expensive scientific endeavors in h
