October 2008 in Science - October 6, 2008 (Monday)

October 6, 2008 (Monday)

  • Complete Genomics announces complete human gene sequencing for $5,000 next spring, which is 1/20th the price of the current marketplace. (ABC)
  • Harald zur Hausen, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier jointly win the Nobel Prize for medicine. (NobelPrize)

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