As recently reported by Genome.gov, DNA Sequencing costs have dramatically dropped over the past 10 years for most large-scale programs. The cost base chart below is taken directly from the site and represents the cost per megabase, or per genome, of a given sequential analysis.

Date	Cost per Mb of DNA Sequence	Cost per Genome
September-2001	$ 5,292.39	$ 95,263,072
March-2002	$ 3,898.64	$ 70,175,437
September-2002	$ 3,413.80	$ 61,448,422
March-2003	$ 2,986.20	$ 53,751,684
October-2003	$ 2,230.98	$ 40,157,554
January-2004	$ 1,598.91	$ 28,780,376
April-2004	$ 1,135.70	$ 20,442,576
July-2004	$ 1,107.46	$ 19,934,346
October-2004	$ 1,028.85	$ 18,519,312
January-2005	$ 974.16	$ 17,534,970
April-2005	$ 897.76	$ 16,159,699
July-2005	$ 898.90	$ 16,180,224
October-2005	$ 766.73	$ 13,801,124
January-2006	$ 699.20	$ 12,585,659
April-2006	$ 651.81	$ 11,732,535
July-2006	$ 636.41	$ 11,455,315
October-2006	$ 581.92	$ 10,474,556
January-2007	$ 522.71	$ 9,408,739
April-2007	$ 502.61	$ 9,047,003
July-2007	$ 495.96	$ 8,927,342
October-2007	$ 397.09	$ 7,147,571
January-2008	$ 102.13	$ 3,063,820
April-2008	$ 15.03	$ 1,352,982
July-2008	$ 8.36	$ 752,080
October-2008	$ 3.81	$ 342,502
January-2009	$ 2.59	$ 232,735
April-2009	$ 1.72	$ 154,714
July-2009	$ 1.20	$ 108,065
October-2009	$ 0.78	$ 70,333
January-2010	$ 0.52	$ 46,774
April-2010	$ 0.35	$ 31,512
July-2010	$ 0.35	$ 31,125
October-2010	$ 0.32	$ 29,092

 

In order to present a proper model of DNA, this three-dimensional representation will allow you to zoom in and out as well as rotate and segregate various sections of the DNA model.

You can select to view only certain elements, such as Oxygen, Hydrogen, Phosphorus, Nitrogen and Carbon. You can also drill down into the Bases or the sugar-phosphate backbone.

By presenting the DNA in 3d you have full control over all the aspects of the object.

DNA sequencing, the process of determining the exact order of the 3 billion chemical building blocks (called bases and abbreviated A, T, C, and G) that make up the DNA of the 24 different human chromosomes, was the greatest technical challenge in the Human Genome Project. Achieving this goal has helped reveal the estimated 20,000-25,000 human genes within our DNA as well as the regions controlling them. The resulting DNA sequence maps are being used by 21st Century scientists to explore human biology and other complex phenomena.