Assembling more than 1,000 human genomes affordably: New method could power genetic screening's future

A research team led by Zhen-Xing Endowed Professor Jian Yang at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, has ...

US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

This week, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data ...
Fierce Healthcare

The evolving state of exome and genome sequencing

Rare diseases, defined in the U.S. as conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people, can take years, if not decades, to ...

Precision medicine helps more patients receive a genetic diagnosis

A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab has integrated whole genome ...
Nature

Whole-genome sequencing susses out rare diseases

Emma Broadbent had just turned one when her parents were told that, despite months of tests, physicians still had no explanation for her condition. Emma’s brain was not developing myelin, the fatty ...
Earth.com

Scientists have sequenced the mitochondrial genome of a 3,000-year-old porcupine mummy

A 3,000-year-old mummified porcupine has been found in permafrost, and scientists have managed to reconstruct nearly all of ...

Genetic code of growing bacterial threat identified using whole-genome sequencing

Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have discovered that a fast-rising strep bacterium comes in more forms ...

Decoding the complete genome of the fungus responsible for Cercospora leaf spot in olive trees

Collaboration between the UCO's Agronomy and Genetics departments was key to sequencing the genome of this pathogen, which is ...