Record-Breaking Genome Sequencing Brings Same-Day Diagnosis To Newborns

In a breakthrough that redefines both speed and clinical potential, a new world record for the fastest human whole genome sequencing has been set. KamranAydinov on Freepik

Think of all the things that can be done in four hours: a long flight, a double feature, or now, the sequencing of an entire human genome. In a breakthrough that redefines both speed and clinical potential, a new world record for the fastest human whole genome sequencing has been set. The team, led by researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital, Broad Clinical Labs and Roche Sequencing Solutions, completed the sequencing and analysis of a full human genome in less than four hours — a pace that brings the vision described in Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate closer to reality. That vision, in whic