Daniel MacArthur at Genetic Future has a blog post listing what he considers "some of the major trends that will play out in the human genomics field in 2009 - both in terms of research outcomes, and shifts in the rapidly-evolving consumer genomics industry," he writes. Among them: increased focus on rare variants in common diseases; "a proliferation of new companies attempting to gain a share of the personal genomics market, most of whom will sink rapidly into obscurity"; and no way, he says, that a complete genome sequence will be offered for a retail price of less than $1,000.
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