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Re:$100B later, autonomous vehicles are still a car-wreck by sausagefeet on Saturday October 15, 2022 @09:26AM (#33214600)
> Moreover, just two decades later, anyone could get their genome sequenced for pocket change by companies like 23andMe, founded in 2006.

Sequencing your genome is still relatively expensive, Probably around $15k. 23andme does not sequence your genome. They look at specific regions looking for specific markers. This doesn't invalidate your point of how great progress has been, though.

Re:$100B later, autonomous vehicles are still a car-wreck by cs702 on Saturday October 15, 2022 @09:44AM (#33214746)
You're right. I updated my comment. Thank you!
Re:$100B later, autonomous vehicles are still a car-wreck by GioM on Saturday October 15, 2022 @10:27AM (#33215138)
Whole genome sequencing is commercially available for $299.

https://nebula.org/whole-genome-sequencing-dna-test/

Re:$100B later, autonomous vehicles are still a car-wreck by cs702 on Saturday October 15, 2022 @12:10PM (#33215989)
Not quite pocket change, but getting close!