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...
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...
Shenzhen, June 16, 2022: International researchers led by China’s BGI-Research used single cell technology to study the brains of ants, explaining for the first time how the social division of labor within ant colonies reflects in the functional specialization of their brains at cellular levels.&nbs...
An Unsung Heroine in Serbia’s COVID-19 Battle Cheng PeiwenThe COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the world, but not the many virtues that are held dear to the heart of humanity, such as helping out friends in need, even when miles apart.With this spirit in mind, Cheng Peiwen, Head of Tech...
Fighting the Virus Quietly: An Unsung Hero in AfricaWang TongyuWhile COVID-19 developments in Asia, Europe and the United States are constantly in the news, the impact of the pandemic in Africa has attracted less global attention. Yet, many countries across Africa have been struggling with the surgi...
Shenzhen, June 27th, 2022: BGI Group continues to lead in life sciences, making breakthroughs from single cell technology to spatiotemporal genomics, 22 years after participating in the Human Genome Project (HGP).BGI was formed to be a part of the HGP, contributing to the sequencing of genes and wor...