Biodiversity
In nature the non-human primates are our closest relatives. By studying them we can know more about our origins and development. Specifically, the evolution of the Y chromosome is a key area of interest due to its implications for human health. Although the sex chromosomes of human and some gre...
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On June 6th, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to China, Maja Stefanović, held a ceremony at the Serbian embassy in Beijing to confer the "Order of the Serbian Flag, First Class" upon the BGI Group. This esteemed honour was bestowed on behalf of the Serbian President Aleksandar Vuči...
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June 2, 2023, Shenzhen – The world’s largest ever study of primates has been published by a collaboration of scientists from multiple countries including China, the U.S., Denmark, Spain, Germany, the UK, Canada, Japan, and India. By carrying out comparative research on the genome data of 50 species ...
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These little-known, palm-like plants appeared before the age of dinosaurs, survived alongside these large reptiles, and were even eaten by them. Unlike the dinosaurs, however, they still exist today1.Cycad in forestKnown as cycads or “living fossil plants”, they are the oldest surviving seed-bearing...
Bone deformities. Jaundice. Anemia. Chest pain. Fatigue. These are some common symptoms of thalassemia1, an inherited blood disorder caused by an abnormal hemoglobin molecule, which inhibits the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin or red blood cells. Such hemoglobinopathies or hemoglobin ...
International scientific consortium, the SpatioTemporal Omics Consortium (STOC), produces the first spatiotemporal maps of cellular dynamics in mice, Drosophila, zebrafish, and Arabidopsis, using BGI-Research’s world-leading Stereo-seq technology.Shenzhen, May 4 – International scientists led by Chi...
6.7 million deaths. US$966 billion in healthcare spending in 2021. An estimated 643 million sufferers by 2030, and 783 million by 20451.Not to mention the tremendous impact to the quality of life of patients.This is the cost of diabetes mellitus, which is rightly regarded as one of the most serious ...
Ever since Charles Darwin proposed the Universal Common Ancestry hypothesis in ‘On the Origin of Species’ more than 160 years ago, scientists have been refining aspects of the theory.While Darwin relied on observation, examination and hypothesis, today’s scientists can apply whole genome data ...
The research will provide insights into the development of potential treatments for neurological diseases and obesity, among other human conditions.Visualization of all cell clusters coloured by major cell types. A total of 113 cell clusters were identified in the dataset.Shenzhen, April 13, 2022: I...