Craig Venter wants $1,400 to sequence a genome. Is it worth it? – Stat – STAT

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he genomics pioneer who sequenced the human genome carved out a new niche just over a year ago,selling exhaustive $25,000 medicalworkupsto apparently healthy people.Now Craig Venters trying to take one small piece of that business to a much wider audience and to prove its worthwhile.

An early step in that directioncame this month, when Venterscompany Human Longevitystruck a deal with a life insurer to boost its $2,500whole genome analysis product. For a discounted $1,400, customers and employees of the life insurer,MassMutual, can getevery inch of their DNA scoured and then interpreted for what it means for their disease risk. Its a way toturn risks into opportunities to outsmart the diseases that may lie in your future, Human Longevityswebsite says of the product.

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