Comments on: Genomics for the rich: Knome reads your entire genetic code — for the low, low price of $350,000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:07:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Whole Genome Sequencing Costs Continue to Drop http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-785122 Whole Genome Sequencing Costs Continue to Drop Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:05:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-785122 [...] it’s become a Holy Grail of sorts for the genomics field. (The startup Knome, which we covered here, currently offers full-genome sequencing for $350,000.) Cheap, fast sequencing of all six billion [...] [...] it’s become a Holy Grail of sorts for the genomics field. (The startup Knome, which we covered here, currently offers full-genome sequencing for $350,000.) Cheap, fast sequencing of all six billion [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Pacific Bio lifts the veil on its high-speed genome-sequencing effort http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-783820 VentureBeat » Pacific Bio lifts the veil on its high-speed genome-sequencing effort Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:40:48 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-783820 [...] become a Holy Grail of sorts for the genomics field. (The startup Knome, which we covered here, currently offers full-genome sequencing for $350,000.) Cheap, fast sequencing of all six billion [...] [...] become a Holy Grail of sorts for the genomics field. (The startup Knome, which we covered here, currently offers full-genome sequencing for $350,000.) Cheap, fast sequencing of all six billion [...]

]]> By: genoma2.0 » 350.000$ per sequenziare il tuo genoma http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-671064 genoma2.0 » 350.000$ per sequenziare il tuo genoma Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:07:47 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-671064 [...] che Craig Venter e James Watson ne hanno spesi un milione. Comunque, pare che le richieste siano già superiori alle capacità bioinformatiche di Knome: c’è la fila, insomma. Filled under: [...] [...] che Craig Venter e James Watson ne hanno spesi un milione. Comunque, pare che le richieste siano già superiori alle capacità bioinformatiche di Knome: c’è la fila, insomma. Filled under: [...]

]]> By: Knome - Another Personal Genome Sequencing Company Launches » The Genetic Genealogist http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-660326 Knome - Another Personal Genome Sequencing Company Launches » The Genetic Genealogist Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:50:03 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-660326 [...] life sciences provides a great deal of interesting information about Knome. The launch was covered here, and an in-depth look at the company is provided in part [...] [...] life sciences provides a great deal of interesting information about Knome. The launch was covered here, and an in-depth look at the company is provided in part [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » The nitty-gritty on Knome: How it works http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-657666 VentureBeat » The nitty-gritty on Knome: How it works Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:01:45 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-657666 [...] (NOTE: This is the second of two posts on Knome, a newly launched startup that offers to sequence your entire genome for $350,000. For part one, which provides a broad overview of Knome’s whole-genome sequencing and how it differs from services offered by other personal-genomics companies, click here.) [...] [...] (NOTE: This is the second of two posts on Knome, a newly launched startup that offers to sequence your entire genome for $350,000. For part one, which provides a broad overview of Knome’s whole-genome sequencing and how it differs from services offered by other personal-genomics companies, click here.) [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » The nitty-gritty on Knome: How it works and what it plans to do http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-657652 VentureBeat » The nitty-gritty on Knome: How it works and what it plans to do Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:44:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-657652 [...] (NOTE: This is the second of two posts on Knome, a newly launched startup that offers to sequence your entire genome for $350,000. For part one, which provides a broad overview of Knome’s whole-genome sequencing and how it differs from services offered by other personal-genomics companies, click here.) [...] [...] (NOTE: This is the second of two posts on Knome, a newly launched startup that offers to sequence your entire genome for $350,000. For part one, which provides a broad overview of Knome’s whole-genome sequencing and how it differs from services offered by other personal-genomics companies, click here.) [...]

]]> By: Knome: The Review « ScienceRoll http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-657554 Knome: The Review « ScienceRoll Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:20:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-657554 [...] Coverage: Venture Beat (second part); Eye on DNA and Cancer [...] [...] Coverage: Venture Beat (second part); Eye on DNA and Cancer [...]

]]> By: Mr. Gunn http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-657526 Mr. Gunn Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:57:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-657526 Of course, a full genome scan will be able to tell you about multi-base insertions and deletions and poly nucleotide repeats, which are a significant source of disease, but I think it's an open question whether you'll be able to predict more that would be medically relevant to the person scanned from a database of many people containing SNPs only or from a database of few people scanned fully. Unless Knome has a whole slate of patients lined up already and plans to use the money to immediately acquire a startup(and if they're only taking in 20 people, they won't have enough), they're going to get passed up so fast... Of course, a full genome scan will be able to tell you about multi-base insertions and deletions and poly nucleotide repeats, which are a significant source of disease, but I think it’s an open question whether you’ll be able to predict more that would be medically relevant to the person scanned from a database of many people containing SNPs only or from a database of few people scanned fully.

Unless Knome has a whole slate of patients lined up already and plans to use the money to immediately acquire a startup(and if they’re only taking in 20 people, they won’t have enough), they’re going to get passed up so fast…

]]> By: VentureBeat » Got $350,000? Knome has your full genome http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-657134 VentureBeat » Got $350,000? Knome has your full genome Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:49:29 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-657134 [...] to the first 20 comers. We look at the science, the business and the repercussions of the launch at VentureBeat Life Sciences. Tagged co:Knome VentureBeat [...] [...] to the first 20 comers. We look at the science, the business and the repercussions of the launch at VentureBeat Life Sciences. Tagged co:Knome VentureBeat [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Got $350,000? Knome has your full genome http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/comment-page-1/#comment-657148 VentureBeat » Got $350,000? Knome has your full genome Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:49:29 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/11/29/genomics-for-the-rich-knome-reads-your-entire-genetic-code-for-the-low-low-price-of-350000/#comment-657148 [...] to the first 20 comers. We look at the science, the business and the repercussions of the launch at VentureBeat Life Sciences. Tagged co:Knome VentureBeat [...] [...] to the first 20 comers. We look at the science, the business and the repercussions of the launch at VentureBeat Life Sciences. Tagged co:Knome VentureBeat [...]

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