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In mid-July, Yin Ye, CEO and Executive Director of BGI Group, visited the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Republic of Azerbaijan to discuss strengthening cooperation with local partners and leveraging genetic technology to enhance the well-being of local populations.In Ka...
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Beyond Mount Everest and the Mariana Trench, BGI has also conducted scientific explorations in the Antarctic and Arctic regions. Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams around the world, BGI has pushed the boundaries of frontier science research. The dedication to science and the pursuit of excel...
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At 2 a.m. on May 21, 2024, the BGI Scientific Mountaineering Team launched their final push towards the summit of Mount Everest. After overcoming numerous challenges, all team members successfully reached the summit, sending back the world’s first ultrasound images and EEG data from the top of the w...
Learn detailsThe gut serves as the primary site for nutrient absorption and energy acquisition, and it facilitates symbiotic interactions between the host and its microbiota. Disruptions in this balance can lead to metabolic diseases like obesity. While much research has focused on beneficial bacteria and identi...
The 2024 Spatiotemporal Omics Consortium (STOC) conference opened on 8 July in Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, with over 270 scientists and industrial experts from 163 institutes in 40 countries and regions participating in the conference online and offline. Over two days, ...
On April 18, 2024, the BGI mountaineering and scientific research team arrived at the foothills of Mount Everest to conduct scientific research on themselves. At different altitudes from sea level to 8,848 meters, they collected phenotypic data on team members' brain cognition, eye movements, an...
In October 2021, Wang Jian, Chairman and Co-founder of BGI Group, Xu Xun, Director of BGI-Research, and Liu Shanshan, Executive Dean of BGI-Research Qingdao, embarked on an ambitious expedition to explore one of the deepest parts of the ocean, the Mariana Trench, reaching the "Challenger Deep&q...
On April 18, 2024, the BGI mountaineering and scientific research team of BGI established their base at the foot of Mount Everest, conducting research on themselves as scientific subjects. On May 21, they not only successfully reached the summit, but also set a new record for the oldest Chinese clim...
BGI Group proudly announced its participation as a founding member of the newly launched Saudi AgriFood Tech Alliance. This momentous event, hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) on July 3, marks a significant milestone in BGI’s commitment to advancing agri-f...