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Ma Zhe, the Head of the West Asian Region at BGIIn BGI's 24-year journey, there have been many cases of public health emergencies where the organization has been called to help in times of need. In the recent COVID-19 pandemic, BGI's "Huo-Yan" lab played a significant role glo...
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Zhang Guocheng, Deputy General Manager of BGI GenomicsIn the realm of life sciences and genetics, individuals often find themselves on unique journeys that intersect with significant advancements shaping the fields of science and medicine. Zhang Guocheng embarked on a career that too...
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The China National GeneBank (CNGB) Sequence Archive (CNSA), which is a system for data preservation, sharing, and application, has recently been recommended by Cell Press as a data-type-specific repository for genomics and functional genomics data. This places CNSA alongside oth...
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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...
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...
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 ...
The international standard "ISO/TS 8392:2023 Genomics informatics - Description rules for genomic data for genetic detection products and services" was officially released recently. This standard is the world's first international standard that specifies requirements on the category de...
Recently, Research.com, an internationally renowned academic platform, released the 2023 ranking of the world's best scientists. In the field of genetics, Yang Huanming, Co-founder of BGI Group, ranked 172nd in the world and 4th in China; Xu Xun, Director of BGI-Research, ranked 347th&...
On May 25, Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, led a delegation to visit BGI Group in Shenzhen and signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on partnership in marine genebank, research, talent culture and standard development with BG...