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Advances in genomic technology in the past decade have begun to re-shape humankind’s knowledge of cancers, enabling researchers to identify new treatments such as gene therapy to successfully treat thalassemia, or finding new ways to reactivate the immune system to eradicate some tumors.While these ...
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May 12 marks the International Day of Plant Health, an initiative launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to raise awareness of how plant health underpins food security, biodiversity, and sustainable development. The 2025 theme, “The Importance of Plant Health in One Health,” high...
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May 8 marks International Thalassaemia Day, a pivotal moment for raising global awareness about a genetic disease that affects millions. This year, the theme is “Together for Thalassaemia: Uniting Communities, Prioritising Patients,” a powerful call to action that places patients at the heart of tha...
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From late April to early May, BGI Group executives, led by Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wang Jian, completed a successful visit to Saudi Arabia, advancing strategic partnerships in healthcare, scientific innovation, and talent development. This visit marks a new chapter in BGI ...
Are you passionate about life sciences and bioengineering? We invite you to apply for the 2025 DUT-BGI International Summer School - a distinguished program jointly organized by Dalian University of Technology (DUT) and BGI College. Designed for students who are into life sciences from around the wo...
Green, yellow, and orange—these were the glowing lights of bioluminescent creatures spotted more than 10,000 meters below the ocean’s surface. When the submersible’s lights switched on, they revealed “a profound and mysterious blue,” teeming with drifting plankton. This is the Mariana Trench, the de...
When global agricultural leaders converged at the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya, BGI Group distinguished itself by championing a vision for Africa's agricultural future rooted in scientific innovation and partnership. The event ...
On April 17, a delegation led by H.E. Dr. Eddy Soeparno, Deputy Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI), visited the BGI Center, BGI Group’s global headquarters, in Shenzhen, China. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Wang Min, a member of the Forei...
On April 11, a pioneering study from BGI-Research and Southern University of Science and Technology decoded the mysteries of leaf aging at the single-cell level in Arabidopsis, a model organism. Published in Cell, this groundbreaking research delivers the first high-resolution cellular atlas, offeri...