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We are aware of, and disagree with, the decision of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce to include BGI Research, BGI Tech Solutions (Hongkong) Co., Ltd., and Forensic Genomics International on the Entity List. Funded by BGI Group, BGI Research is a gl...
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Biodiversity
Antarctic krill may be small shrimp-like crustaceans but they have the largest biomass of any wild animal species on earth, and are an indispensable part of the Southern Ocean ecosystem. With a body length of 6cm and weighing up to two grams, this fundamental prey species punches way abov...
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Community Impact
Shenzhen, February 28 – Naleya Genomics Indonesia (NGI), a joint venture of BGI Group’s subsidiary, recently revealed its new clinical testing laboratory in Indonesia, which aims to enhance local precision medicine and public health development. During the opening ceremony, an MoU was sign...
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March 15 Shenzhen - BGI Group recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Innobic (Asia) Company Limited, a life-science arm of Thailand's PTT Public Company Limited, and Bangkok Genomics Innovation Public Company Limited, a joint venture of BGI Group’s subsidiary BGI Genomics, to j...
February 27, Shenzhen - Dr. Yin Ye, CEO of BGI Group recently visited Thailand where he met with government officials, the scientific community, and business partners. During the visit, areas for intended cooperation were discussed and a memorandum of understanding concerning Spa...
100 trillion (a “1” followed by fourteen “0” s) - if you think this is a large number that only belongs to astronomy or space science, think again. This is the estimated number of microbial cells in our body, and most of those microbes are found in the intestine, or gut.The intestinal tract is a par...
Shenzhen, February 22 - BGI Group recently donated a gene sequencer, DNBSEQ-G400, to the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). This will further improve the institute’s sequencing capability and benefit the people of South Africa and beyond. Professor Liesl Zühlke, Vice President-Extr...
Researchers from Peking University and BGI-Research have developed a new mobile and self-sustained DNA data storage system, which supports dual-mode storage, dynamic data maintenance, fast information retrieval, and robust data recovery. This research was published in Advanced Science on February 3,...
February 15, 2023, marks the 22nd anniversary of the publishing of the initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome, a milestone event for mankind and for BGI. On February 15, 2001, Nature published in a 62-page cover article a draft of the human genome with more than 90% ...