Scrappy San Diego startup goes toe-to-toe with gene-sequencing giant Illumina

Element Biosciences created a high-throughput benchtop device that can deliver a whole genome for $100 – half the price of ...

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 a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...

Volta Labs and Watchmaker Genomics Partner to Introduce Callisto™ Complete Kit for DNA EF Library Prep at AGBT 2026

General Meeting 2026 in Orlando, FL, Volta Labs, a leader in next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation automation, today announced the launch of the Callisto™ Complete Kit for DNA EF Library ...

Direct Genome-Scale Mapping of Endonuclease Activity of the Human LINE-1 ORF2p Endonuclease

Nabsys 2.0, LLC (Nabsys), a pioneer in electronic genome mapping (EGM) technology, today announced new findings presented at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) 2026 meeting. The data ...
Medindia

A New Way to Map Human DNA: Solving the Genome Puzzle

New genome sequencing algorithm boosts human genome completeness by 20%, improving variant detection and advancing personalized medicine.

PacBio and DNAstack Launch First Global Federated HiFi Whole Genome Dataset to Accelerate Rare Disease Research

Participating institutions connect HiFi whole genome sequencing data and associated metadata within a highly secure federated environment. Hosted by DNAstack and accessible at the platform enables ...
EurekAlert!

Genome Research publishes a special issue on long-read DNA and RNA sequencing applications in biology and medicine

April 14, 2025 – Genome Research (https://genome.org) publishes a second special issue highlighting advances in long-read sequencing applications in biology and medicine. In this second Special Issue, ...

A new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...
Hoodline

Bay State Newborns Could Get DNA Checkup Before Leaving Hospital

Massachusetts to pilot GUARDIAN: genomic screening for 450+ newborn conditions. Voluntary, free to participants, and subject ...

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 for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...