First human genome cost $3B and 13 years; now it's a few hundred dollars
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-09-04
Peter Diamandis notes that sequencing the first human genome took 13 years and roughly $3 billion; today it costs a few hundred dollars. Many technologies, he argues, are riding the same exponential cost-decline curve as technology advances.
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