One difference between the X Prizes and other similar organizations is awarding prizes based on the first to achieve objective ‘finish line' requirements rather than a selection committee discussing the relative merits of different endeavours. For instance, the Genomics X Prize target is to create a machine to sequence 100 human genomes in 10 days or less, with less than one error per 100,000 DNA base pair, covering 98 percent of the genome and costing less than $10,000 per genome.
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