Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed ...

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome. Scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...
Morning Overview on MSN

New DNA mutations uncovered in children of Chernobyl workers

A reanalysis of whole-genome data from 130 children conceived after the Chernobyl disaster has identified a statistically ...

SickKids helping to expand access to genomic using the C-GUIDE measurement tool in the iHope program

SickKids is providing the C-GUIDE™ tool evaluation of iHope's genomic testing for the diagnosis, care, and well-being ...
The Manila Times

PacBio Joins iHope Initiative as First Long-Read Genomic Sequencing Partner

Integration of HiFi Long-Read Whole-Genome Sequencing Expands the Collective Capabilities of iHope’s Global Rare Disease ...

Decoding the Lepidoptera: The Race to Sequence 11,000 Moth Genomes

Animals are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. Each day, an estimated 200 species go extinct. Some of the ...
The Scientist

Optimizing Whole Genome Sequencing Library Preparation

High-throughput sequencing relies on mechanical and enzymatic techniques to break apart DNA into fragments in a consistent and reliable manner. However, traditional approaches tend to favor DNA ...

Sequencing work at San Diego’s Frozen Zoo expected to ‘dramatically expand’ science of conservation

For 50 years, scientists at the San Diego Zoo have been collecting and storing cells from rare and endangered species in its Frozen Zoo with an eye to the future. The future is here. The San Diego Zoo ...
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DNA sequencing identifies '92 Pittsburgh homicide victim, cracks medical examiner's oldest cold case

Despite decades of chasing leads, investigators had been unable to identify the victim of a 1992 homicide on the North Side.