23andMe cuts cost to $399! UPDATED...cut to $99

[ECO]

They aren't resequencing...you basically get the results of a 500k SNP genotyping chip, but their value is the annotation and continued research into variants and health implications.

They actually just cut the price to $99...but you have to subscribe to a $5/month.

I appreciate their desire to reduce the entry costs, but I don't really like the subscription model, will be interesting to see how it pans out.

Looks like I'll be genotyping my whole family soon. Anyone know if you can download your entire dataset with the new pricing model?

[dp05yk]

I've been looking into 23andMe and I'm confused as to what they're actually offering. As a computer science student I'm not 100% on all the biology yet and it seems absurd that they're actually (re)sequencing your entire genome for $400. Is the state of sequencing technology such that $400 is a fair price, or is it not exactly what I'm thinking it is?

[ECO]

Just caught this on GenomeWeb and AP. Looks like getting your whole family genotyped just got a whole lot more affordable.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipbUmTKmicQ5LdPpdoX67PYx7FqAD932VHIO0