Biodiversity
On April 16, BGI-Research announced the publication of two joint studies conducted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (CEMCS) in collaboration with the Jilin University, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II" of Bari (Italy), University of...
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Bats and rodents play a critical role in the transmission of zoonotic pathogens, closely associated with the spread of Ebola, Marburg virus, and SARS-CoV, which pose significant health and economic threats globally. Countries and regions facing the biggest challenges are those with weak public healt...
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BGI-Research, the core research arm of BGI Group, is proud to announce its pivotal role in developing the first-ever international standard in synthetic gene, ISO 20688-2:2024, titled "Biotechnology - Nucleic acid synthesis - Part 2: Requirements for the production and quality control of s...
Learn detailsOn April 5, 2024, Her Excellency Mrs. Angeline Ndayishimiye, the First Lady of Burundi, along with national project coordinator Prudent Natal Mahoromeza, visited the BGI Group’s perennial rice planting demonstration base in the Karuzi Province to examine the progress of perennial rice cultivation in...
Nearly two decades after a devastating natural disaster brought them together, the bonds between BGI and its Thailand partners have only grown stronger, paving the way for groundbreaking health advancements in Thailand.Preecha Laohapongchana, the Executive Director of Bangkok Genomics Innovation (BK...
In an era dominated by digits and codes, Dr. Zhang Yong, the Principal Scientist of Spatiotemporal Omics at BGI-Research, stands as a decipherer of life's complex codes, bridging the gap between information technology (IT) and biotechnology (BT) to unravel the mysteries of life through vast ocea...
In the lush, green expanses of Uganda, groundbreaking agricultural innovation is taking root, promising to transform the landscape of rice cultivation in Africa and beyond. Under the framework of the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization)-China-Uganda UN South-South Cooperation (SSC) Program, pe...
Shenzhen, March 28 – Elsevier, a distinguished publisher in the field of science and analytics, has recognized the exemplary contributions of three researchers from BGI Group in its 2023 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers list. This list celebrates researchers whose work has gained significant citatio...
On March 22, a collaborative study was published in Nature Ecology & Evolution by researchers from BGI-Research, Fudan University, and Sun Yat-sen University. This study represents the most extensive survey of the mosquito virome in China to date. The research team has linked the viral...