The world's first "personal genome disc" appears

The father of the "DNA" Jim · Watson and the human genome model

31 May, in the United States, Texas, Houston's Baylor College of medicine, the father of "DNA," said the United States scientists James Watson took the dress code · has his own complete genome data devices.

[] Message: Nobel Prize winner, to be known as the father of the "DNA" by Jim · Watson received a special prize: a gene containing compositions he 30 million DNA Unit details of the CD, the award ceremony was held on 31 May in the United States. 79-year-old Watson become the world's first obtain genome of an individual, this is also the prizes is called the personal multimedia hieroglyphics "life.

The prize has a large number of unprecedented, scientists and celebrity tops. According to reports, the Queuing people including physicist Stephen Hawking, the United States · famous TV host Larry · gold and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen ·. Each famous person's genome will be sorted, CD-ROM, published on the network. Their genome – determine its height, eye color, the risk of disease and the other a series of factors – will be public in the world. In addition, Watson also privately recommended star Wayne Rooney, supermodel Kate · · Morse, United Kingdom star as a candidate gene set on CD-ROM.

According to reports, the first human genome sequencing lasted several years, the $ 10 million dollars, the cost has been reduced to $ 1 million following, and probably a few years later fell below US $ 1000. As Watson for genome sequencing of the United States "454 Life Sciences company" Corporation CEO said, "with the price drop, we can do for a specific human genome sequencing."