<A href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323530404578205692226506324.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_health">The <EM>Wall Street Journal</EM> this week featured nanopore sequencing in its year end review of important health trends </A>(both hard copy and electronic copies). The speed and low cost were stressed, as sequencing machines become desktop in size. We have noted before how the miracle of high speed sequencing is reaching the main stream press (see September 19 and July 31, 2012 posts). This nanotechnology is one of the cornerstones for personalized medicine.