Celebrity Genome Project? $10 Million May Speed Decoding

October 4, 2006

The X Prize Foundation, sponsor of a widely noted 2004 award for developing a reusable rocket suitable for private space travel, says it is now teaming with a wealthy Canadian geologist to offer $10 million to any team that can completely decode the genes of 100 people in 10 days. (Wall Street Journal – FREE link)

UPDATE: The WSJ emailed to let me know the article is available free to non-subscribers, and I’ve updated the link.