Community Impact
Shenzhen, August 3, 2022 – BGI’s leading global position in life science research has been recognized in the 2022 Nature Index. BGI rose two places to 8th in the world among corporate institutions for its contribution to life science research and was the only Chinese corporate among the top 10....
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Human Health
A persistent or worsening cough. Bloody or rust-colored phlegm. Hoarseness. Chest pain. Shortness of breath. These are some common symptoms of lung cancer1, the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide2. In 2020, there were more than 2.2 million new...
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Biodiversity
Towering as high as 80 metres and forming much of the tropical rainforest canopy in Southeast Asia, dipterocarp trees – or the two-winged fruit tree – are distinguished by their leathery, evergreen leaves, clustered, fragrant flowers, and aromatic resins.A winged seed of tropical dipterocarp tree on...
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Scientists share large volumes of data on organisms that carry and transmit infectious diseases, including mosquitoes, sandflies, ticks, and kissing bugs, described in a series of data papers published by GigaScience Press and supported by the Special Programme for Rese...
What do three distinct animals – the penguin, polar bear and Tibetan antelope – have in common? These three animal species live – and thrive – in extreme environments: the penguin in the frozen temperatures of the South Pole, the polar bear in the icy surroundings of the North Pole, and t...
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 ...