Community Impact
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes. With 21 zeros, it’s safe to say that’s a big number. Now try multiplying that number by 175 times. Based on research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), that number represents the expected sum of the world’s data by 2025. According to David Reinse...
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Biodiversity
Revered for its beauty and diversity, the orchid is a plant that blooms in every colour of the rainbow apart from true black, and has 25,000-30,000 different species, of which at least 10,000 can be found in the tropics1. Its name is derived from the Greek word orc...
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BGI Culture
Growing up, Dr Ying Gu dreamed of becoming a scientist, a mathematician or an archaeologist. Her childhood ambition was fulfilled when she joined BGI Group more than seven years ago, rising through the ranks to take on the role of Deputy Director of BGI-Research in 2021. “When I was y...
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Community Impact
Shenzhen, August 3, 2022 – BGI’s leading global position in life science research has been recognized in the 2022 Nature Index. BGI rose two places to 8th in the world among corporate institutions for its contribution to life science research and was the only Chinese corporate among the top 10....
Learn detailsMedical solutions throughout the life cycle to help prevent and control birth defects
Genomics big-data to promote personalized cancer Treatment
Rapid and accurate detection of pathogenic microorganisms to help accurate medical treatment of infectious diseases
