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by monopoledance 1628 days ago
So, for about 1000$ I can sequence my DNA at home without giving the data away?
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You can get a usable partial genome at home using a minion (provided you have access to basic lab equipment and consumables, like pipettes, a microcentrifuge, gel electrophoresis kit) for about $2.5k, and a fairly decent one for $5k (about 22x coverage - not perfect but plenty for most purposes).

https://nanoporetech.com/about-us/news/human-genome-minion