January 15, 2012
Ion Torrent announced a new generation of sequencing instrument that will enable sequencing of a personal genome for $1,000. This will dramatically increase the number of individual genomes available for finding associations between sequence and disease, and Ion Torrent also announced that they are sponsoring a collaborative effort with the Lane Center to develop open-source software to help clinicians interpret personal genome sequences. Collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine and Yale Medical School will obtain genome sequences and clinical parameters to help train the system.
Lane Center Faculty Team With Ion Torrent to Develop Open Source Software to Interpret Personal Genomic Information
Ion Torrent announced a new generation of sequencing instrument that will enable sequencing of a personal genome for $1,000. This will dramatically increase the number of individual genomes available for finding associations between sequence and disease, and Ion Torrent also announced that they are sponsoring a collaborative effort with the Lane Center to develop open-source software to help clinicians interpret personal genome sequences. Collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine and Yale Medical School will obtain genome sequences and clinical parameters to help train the system.