This statistic was assembled by using data from the 2017 and 2020 versions of the report.
* Figure for 2003 is actually within a range from 10 to 50 million USD.
** Figure for 2003 is actually within a range from 3 to 4 months.
*** No data available for 2020.
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Technological advances in the genome sequencing area 2003-2020
This statistic displays selected technological advances in the genome sequencing area by comparing the years 2003, 2015, and 2020. In 2003, the cost to generate one human genome sequence stood up to 50 million U.S. dollars. Seventeen years later, the same procedure cost around 940 dollars.
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Personalized Medicine Coalition. (November 17, 2020). Selected technological advances in the genome sequencing area in 2003, 2015, and 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/726769/genome-sequencing-technological-advances/
Personalized Medicine Coalition. "Selected technological advances in the genome sequencing area in 2003, 2015, and 2020." Chart. November 17, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/726769/genome-sequencing-technological-advances/
Personalized Medicine Coalition. (2020). Selected technological advances in the genome sequencing area in 2003, 2015, and 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/726769/genome-sequencing-technological-advances/
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