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 cultivation of perennial rice has been named by Science as one of the top 10 scientific developments of 2022, becoming the only Chinese project to be featured in the leading journal’s annual listing. Perennial rice is selected as Science’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year runners-up. (Credit: ...
Globally, liver cancer is a major disease with 700,000 deaths and 800,000 new diagnoses every year. For researchers like Dr Ankur Sharma, Head of Onco-Fetal Ecosystem Laboratory at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Western Australia, understanding liver cancer is an ongoing bat...
Cuddly and fox-like, with fur markings resembling raccoons, the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) might well be mistaken for its mammalian counterpart. However, the feral animal is unrelated to raccoons – instead it is a member of the canine family and a close relative of foxes1,2.Native ...
On Nov 29, Wang Jian, Chairman and Co-founder of BGI Group, visited the University of Pécs, Hungary, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the university rector, Dr. Attila Miseta, on strategic cooperation in advancing genomics research development and innovation. Hungary Deputy State ...
Repairing and regenerating injuries in the brain – the most complex organ in the human body – remains a challenge despite advances in medical science. BGI-Research and a team from the Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital led by Professor Fei Jifeng, a pioneer in the field of sal...
Wang Jian, BGI Group Co-Founder and Chairman, on 26th November met with Serbian officials including Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation Jelena Begovic, and Minister of Health Danica Grujičić, to discuss cooperation in multiple areas. The meeting ...