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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The moon is beautiful. You stand in the chill February wind but don’t feel the cold. The flowers you handpicked bloom in your slightly sweating hands, and your heart is pounding with the sight of your loved one appearing far away. On February 14, every year, romancing m...
As one the oldest surviving groups of animals, birds originated in the Jurassic period around 150 million years ago and are the only living descendants of dinosaurs. People have been studying birds for a long time, which inspired the development of human aviation and space exploration. Today, scient...
Cancer has a long and challenging history within the human family, with the first instances dating back thousands of years. Although we’ve made progress over the centuries in understanding and treating this disease, it remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Deepening our cancer research is ther...
A recent study carried out by BGI-Research, Northeast Forestry University, and other institutions revealed the genomics consequences of inbreeding in the South China tiger (SCT) by examining its chromosome-scale genomes and comparing it with the Amur tiger. The research, publishe...
BGI Group Chairman and Co-Founder Wang Jian recently visited Thailand where he met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other officials and business partners. The two sides discussed expanding BGI Group’s research and development cooperation in genomics with the Thai Government as well as ...
BGI Group Chairman and Co-Founder Wang Jian visited Saudi Arabia this month and signed multiple agreements that will support Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ in the areas of public health and green innovation. Wang Jian visited the Saudi Ministry of Health and Public Health Authority ...