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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Community Impact
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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Globally, an estimated 8 million or 6% of babies are born with a birth defect every year1, creating significant physical, psychological and economic repercussions on individuals, families and healthcare systems. Birth defects are structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine...
Cancer is a particularly costly disease, not just in terms of the required medical treatments, but also the loss of human life and impact on society as a whole. The disease accounted for nearly 10 million, or nearly one in six, deaths worldwide in 2020, and this figure is expected to rise to 16 mill...
The Olympics may be over but there will be plenty of memories, not least of Bing Dwen Dwen the cuddly panda awarded to winning athletes on the medals podium and the official mascot of Beijing 2022. An animated panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen, is selected as the official mascot for Beijing 2022 Wint...
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the global death toll remains high, and the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to present an unprecedented challenge to public health, livelihoods, and economic stability. The pandemic has certainly evolved into more than just a health challenge – it is a human, fi...
Over a 10-year period, the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) aims to do for biology what the Human Genome Project (HGP) did for mankind. We are currently in the fourth year of this amazing initiative which brings together 44 institutions, including BGI-Research and the China National GeneBank, from 22 ...
BGI Group, together with the China Association of the Deaf, the Shenzhen Association of the Deaf, and the Shenzhen Maternity and Child Health Hospital launched ‘Deafness Prevention and Control - Project Shenzhen’ on December 18th. The project will carry out genetic science promotion about hereditary...