On the Ultimate Finishing Line of the Human Genome Project

An illustration of how the three digital systems, PDG (Personal Digital Genomes), DHS (Digital Healthcare System), and DLS (Digital Life System), are unified

The Human Genome Project (HGP) has paved the way for the Digital Personal Genomes (DPG), whereby a person's complete genome sequence serves as the primary entry for the Digital Healthcare Systems (DHS). If the goal is to deliver PDG on demand, affordability, mainly the cost, becomes one of the primary issues. However, as a once-in-a-lifetime event, a total cost of US $100 is close to $1 per year contribution. Therefore, what remains is still largely an engineering challenge, since a multi-fold reduction of the current per-genome sequencing cost may be achievable by increasing the scale of operation and the degree of automation over 5–10 years.