Complete Genomics and BioNanomatrix, are collaborating to create a novel approach that would sequence your genome for $100 in a single day.

The most recent figures for sequencing a human genome are $60,000 in about six weeks.

Each DNA molecule will be threaded into a nanofluidics device, made BioNanomatrix, lined with rows of tiny channels. The narrow width of the channels–about 100 nanometers–forces the normally tangled DNA to unwind, lining up like a train in a long tunnel and giving researchers a clear view of the molecule.

Sequencing methods currently in use sequence small fragments of DNA and then piece together the location of each fragment computationally, which is more time consuming and requires repetitive sequencing.