BGI Group has noted that the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability has recently voted to advance the BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 8333), which would restrict some researchers and laboratories in the U.S. from accessing our services.We want to reiterate, as we’ve stated in Ja...
Learn detailsChachi mandarin (Citrus reticulata cv. Chachiensis), cultivated for over 700 years in Xinhui, Guangdong, China, is more than just a fruit; it's a vital component of traditional Chinese medicine. Known locally as "Guangchenpi," its peels are highly valued in herbal medicine for the...
Learn detailsThalassemia is a rare, inherited blood disorder caused by mutations in the genes involved in hemoglobin production that cause the body to produce less hemoglobin than normal. The lack of hemoglobin leads to red blood cells not performing properly, leading to conditions ranging from mild to severe an...
Learn detailsOn February 15, President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia honored BGI Group with the Order of the Serbian Flag, First Class, for their assistance in Serbia’s fight against COVID-19. In 2020, BGI Group helped Serbia build two state-of-the-art high-throughput "Huo-Yan (Fire-Eye) Laboratories” for COV...
The iconic platypus and echidna (monotremes) display a unique mix of mammalian and reptilian features and form the most distantly related group of living mammals. One of their most well-known features is that they lay eggs to produce offspring while secret milk to feed them. Monotremes also have a c...
On November 10, 2020, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital and BGI Research published a titled “Initial whole-genome sequencing and analysis of the host genetic” in the internationally renowned academic journal “Cell Discovery”. The research results of "contribution to COVID-19 severity and suscep...
Utrecht and Qingdao, Sep 4th, 2020 - HubrechtOrganoid Technology (HUB) and BGI-Qingdao announced today that they have signeda Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly establish a Next GenerationDiagnostics (NGD) center to improve personalized care, better treatments andcure as well as faster ...
Last month, Sweden's Public Health Agency announced that two laboratories discovered an RT- PCR kit for SARS-CoV-2 detection had returned around 3,700 false-positive results. The agency expressed concerns that the kits from BGI Genomics could not distinguish between very low levels of the virus...
We are puzzled by and greatly regret the decision of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce to include two BGI Group entities on the list of Chinese entities facing sanctions. BGI Group does not engage in unethical practices and does not provide gene...