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fix exaggeration about time to sequence a human genome
"The current world record for fastest human whole genome sequencing is about 3 hours and 57 minutes (set in October 2025 by Broad Clinical Labs, Roche, and Boston Children's Hospital", so "seconds" was clearly a huge exaggeration
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<img src="/img/2026/photos-bosc2026/Eric-Green-keynote-2-BOSC2026.jpeg" alt ="Eric Green" style="width:50%"/>
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Dr. Eric Green's [keynote](https://www.open-bio.org/events/bosc-2026/bosc-2026-keynotes/) focused on the realization of genomic medicine. He was one of the drivers of the Human Genome Project, pursued a lengthy career in public service at the NIH, and is now Illumina’s Chief Medical Officer.
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In his talk, *From the Human Genome Project to the Realization of Genomic Medicine: A Scientific, Medical, and Societal Journey*, Dr. Green shared his perspective on the journey from the billion-dollar Human Genome Project to our current ability to sequence a human genome in seconds for under $1,000.
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In his talk, *From the Human Genome Project to the Realization of Genomic Medicine: A Scientific, Medical, and Societal Journey*, Dr. Green shared his perspective on the journey from the billion-dollar Human Genome Project to our current ability to sequence a human genome in a few hours for under $1,000.
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But generating data is only the first step; our true challenge lies in making it clinically computable. Dr. Green stressed that while genomics has reached mainstream healthcare, we still face tremendous hurdles regarding health equity, privacy, and literacy. Overcoming these challenges requires strong advocacy for robust data principles to ensure equitable precision medicine for everyone.
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### Panel \#1: Policies and Strategies for Resilient Open Science

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