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 ...

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 ...
FierceBiotech

A Cost-Effective Breakthrough in Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Sequencing

DNA methylation is a highly studied epigenetic modification that regulates genome function and plays key roles in development and disease 1. It is linked to a broad range of conditions, including ...
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.
ExtremeTech

How Does DNA Sequencing Work?

In a way, sequencing DNA is very simple: There's a molecule, you look at it, and you write down what you find. You'd think it would be easy—and, for any one letter in the sequence, it is. The problem ...
The Scientist

Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

When it comes to finding answers, every moment counts—especially in critical care settings like the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (NICU and PICU). Although rapid genetic tests, whether ...

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 ...