All in Quantified Self
The first human genome based on the Sanger technology, a gene sequencing method, occurred in 2001. The Human Genome Project, was a multinational collaboration, that took 13 years to complete, involved hundreds of DNA sequencing machines and cost, approximately between US$0.5-US$1bn.
Across the globe, consortiums, comprised of government, academia, companies from the field of genetics, venture capital and healthcare institutions are collaborating on population-wide genomic projects. Primarily to lay the foundation for precision medicine. Through the derivation of insights obtained from the genomic data of thousands of people across the globe.
There is a growing demand from consumers to gain access to more personalised health information. That provide insights into their predisposition to diseases, guidelines into diet based on nutrigenomics, and their culturally specific needs. As consumers connect, food choices, the environment and their genetics to health. A number of movements such as the Wellness, the Quantified-Self and the Bio-Citizen are converging around genomics.
