Genomic Revolution

One of my favorite sites to find short, interesting videos that I can use to spice up class is TED.com.  I feel a bit like a crack dealer here by providing the first taste, but if you have never been there before, check it out and be prepared to spend the rest of the day doing nothing but clicking on video after video.  The one below is on the Genomic Revolution.  Click the video below to learn about how your life is going to change thanks to the genomic revolution.

  

Whole Genome Sequencing - It's REALLY cheap.

This graph is amazing.  When I was doing genetic research in 2003 I was able to singlehandedly ruin over $5000 worth of DNA by leaving a sample tray no bigger than an iPhone out of the freezer too long.  This did not endear me to my colleagues in the lab.  According to my calculations which I just did in my head with made up numbers, today it would require approximately an entire Apple Store worth of iPhone sized bricks to reach that value.

What this means is that the age of whole genome sequencing is upon us.  For more information on what whole genome sequencing could bring to the medical world, check out this video.