Cornell sequences student genomes
/What’s in Your DNA? Cornell Genomics Class Provides Students Free 23andMe Testing
“The first-ever sequencing of the human genome cost $2.7 billion. Today, the service 23andMe offers personal genome sequencing for less than $200. And for students enrolled in Cornell’s personal genomics class, it’s free.
Prof. Charles Aquadro, molecular biology and genetics, has been teaching Molecular Biology and Genetics 1290: Personal Genomics and Medicine: Why Should You Care About What’s in Your Genes for seven years now, following his hugely successful Cornell University Genetic Ancestry Project, a collaboration that traced the ancestry of over 200 Cornell undergraduates in the spring of 2011.”
