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I received an email from @NebulaGenomics today, with a discount code for a $299 genome sequencing offer. Which made me wonder: are they using the already cheaper @MGI_BGI #DNBSEQTx sequencing for this? It would mean they can run it at cost or make a small profit from it.
Then you realise there is "analysis" charge on top of the $299 which you can't untick, so the $299 #WGS 30x genome goes up to $499. Still, at $499, you would find it difficult to make money if you were @NebulaGenomics and you were using something like an @illumina #NovaSeq
We are not far away from routinely #genome sequencing every newborn suspected of having a rare/hereditary disorder.
In fact, there will be a point, especially in single-payer health care systems, where it'll be logistically preferable to routinely #genome sequence every newborn.
In fact, there will be a point, especially in single-payer health care systems, where it'll be logistically preferable to routinely #genome sequence every newborn.
What will it take? Management, machines, and money (3M), in that order:
1/ A management system that handles sample collection, carries on the sequencing effectively, and makes the result available: we are not far away from this in, e.g. the UK's (@NHS+Wales/Scotland/NI).
1/ A management system that handles sample collection, carries on the sequencing effectively, and makes the result available: we are not far away from this in, e.g. the UK's (@NHS+Wales/Scotland/NI).
We are much better at this now than, say, 1-2 years ago. See a successful system of coordinating this for lower throughput sequencing but high numbers of samples in #COVID19 cogconsortium.uk
