Breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women globally and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. According to 2022 statistics, approximately 2.3 million new cases were diagnosed, with over 670,000 deaths attributed to the disease. ...
On October 23, 2025, at the 20th Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Genomics (ICG-20) in Hangzhou, BGI-Research and Zhejiang Lab announced the release of Genos, an open-source Human-Centric genomic foundation model that learns directly from high-quality human genomes representing g...
BGI-Research and Zhejiang Lab Unveil Groundbreaking Human-Centric Genomic Foundation Model, Accelerating Personalized Medicine and Global Collaboration From October 23–26, the 20th Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Genomics (ICG-20) returns to its birthplace in...
The absence of a comprehensive regional genotype/epidemiology database limits policymaking, progress tracking, and resource allocation.
Lifelong transfusions and chelation impose heavy costs on families and strain national health budgets, diverting resources from other priorities.