$1000 Debates: the Cost of the Genome

June 20, 2013 | The debate about the cost of sequencing rises again. PeerJ, a new journal, made a marketing statement mentioning a $99 genome. The comment set off Mick Watson, a genomicist, bioinformatician, and blogger. Watson took to his blog to refute the claim and explain why he considers it, "utter crap." UT San Diego