PacBio has announced its participation in the 1000 Genomes Long Read Sequencing Project, contributing long-read transcriptome data to enhance this significant human genomics initiative. Through ...

As precision medicine takes hold in the healthcare industry, hospitals, health systems and healthcare organizations are establishing biobanks — databases storing people’s individual genetic ...

Due to the recent advancements in genome-scale sequencing, complete genomic sequencing of a newborn can be performed shortly after birth. Analysis of this sequence enables the detection of deleterious ...

The Genome 10K Community of Scientists and BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics Institute) of Shenzhen, China, have announced a plan to sequence the genomes of 101 vertebrate species within the next two ...

Michigan Tech's Genomic Sequencing Lab, part of the University's Health Research Institute, plays a leading role in tracking animal-borne illnesses in the Upper Peninsula region while also advancing ...

The NIH NIGMS-funded Wyoming IDeA Networks for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Program’s Data Science Core (IDSC) requests proposals from University of Wyoming and Wyoming community college ...

Gain precise, in-depth insights into microbial genomes with Illumina’s comprehensive Methods for Microbial Single-Genome Sequencing guide. Whether you’re tracking infectious disease outbreaks, ...

Is NGS in your future? Get it right the first time with these tips. Things to think about before you start your next-generation sequencing (NGS) project: Touching Base is the dynamic podcast series ...

“We’re only just beginning to understand the full majesty of life on Earth,” wrote the founding members of the Earth BioGenome Project in 2018. The ambitious project raised eyebrows when first ...

Sanger sequencing is the unsung workhorse of molecular biology, one whose value has long been undermined by the tedious nature of processing its data. Converting files of raw sequencing data into a ...

Genetic variants that cause rare disorders may remain elusive even after expansive testing, such as exome sequencing. The diagnostic yield of genome sequencing, particularly after a negative ...