Mapping human genome to cost $1000 and take 24hrs by end of 2012(ces.cnet.com)
ces.cnet.com
Mapping human genome to cost $1000 and take 24hrs by end of 2012
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33373_1-57356065/proton-promises-us-$1000-genome-mapping-by-year-end/?tag=mncol%3bcnetRiver
seqnanswers thread : http://seqanswers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16709
Just how good this piece of equipment is unknown. Regardless, the race to the $1K genome may be in the final lap.
Illumina is their main competitor. Looks like ILMN stock took a hit but recovered quickly : http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=ILMN+Basic+Chart&t=5d , so I guess the market is unconvinced.