Biodiversity
As one the oldest surviving groups of animals, birds originated in the Jurassic period around 150 million years ago and are the only living descendants of dinosaurs. People have been studying birds for a long time, which inspired the development of human aviation and space exploration. Today, scient...
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Human Health
Cancer has a long and challenging history within the human family, with the first instances dating back thousands of years. Although we’ve made progress over the centuries in understanding and treating this disease, it remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Deepening our cancer research is ther...
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Biodiversity
A recent study carried out by BGI-Research, Northeast Forestry University, and other institutions revealed the genomics consequences of inbreeding in the South China tiger (SCT) by examining its chromosome-scale genomes and comparing it with the Amur tiger. The research, publishe...
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BGI Group Chairman and Co-Founder Wang Jian recently visited Thailand where he met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other officials and business partners. The two sides discussed expanding BGI Group’s research and development cooperation in genomics with the Thai Government as well as ...
BGI Group Chairman and Co-Founder Wang Jian visited Saudi Arabia this month and signed multiple agreements that will support Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ in the areas of public health and green innovation. Wang Jian visited the Saudi Ministry of Health and Public Health Authority ...
The cultivation of perennial rice has been named by Science as one of the top 10 scientific developments of 2022, becoming the only Chinese project to be featured in the leading journal’s annual listing. Perennial rice is selected as Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year runners-up. (Credit: ...
Globally, liver cancer is a major disease with 700,000 deaths and 800,000 new diagnoses every year. For researchers like Dr Ankur Sharma, Head of Onco-Fetal Ecosystem Laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Western Australia, understanding liver cancer is an ongoing bat...
Cuddly and fox-like, with fur markings resembling raccoons, the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) might well be mistaken for its mammalian counterpart. However, the feral animal is unrelated to raccoons – instead it is a member of the canine family and a close relative of foxes1,2.Native ...
On Nov 29, Wang Jian, Chairman and Co-founder of BGI Group, visited the University of Pécs, Hungary, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the university rector, Dr. Attila Miseta, on strategic cooperation in advancing genomics research development and innovation. Hungary Deputy State ...