Monthly Archives: June 2016

New GIAB Publication Characterizes Seven Genomes with 12 Technologies

The Genome in a Bottle Consortium is on a roll — and if you haven’t checked out the latest paper in Scientific Data, you’re missing out. “Extensive sequencing of seven human genomes to characterize benchmark reference materials” comes from lead … more »

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Extensive sequencing of seven human genomes to characterize benchmark reference materials

June 2016 Authors: Justin M. Zook, David Catoe, Jennifer McDaniel, Lindsay Vang, et al. Info: The Genome in a Bottle Consortium used 12 different DNA analysis technologies to generate deep data sets on seven genomes, five of which will become … more »

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NCSU Scientist Incorporates Genomics for Better Blueberry Resources

Hamid Ashrafi is working to breed higher-quality blueberries that are amenable to mechanical harvest, larger in size, tastier, and have a longer shelf life. As an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, Ashrafi is bringing genomic tools to a … more »

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SageELF Offers Unique Advantages for Long-Range Sequencing and CNV Analysis

We released our SageELF instrument two years ago, and seeing how scientists have adopted it for various NGS pipelines has been a wonderful journey. If you haven’t noticed these great uses, we’ll get you up to speed with this quick … more »

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A highly robust and optimized sequence-based approach for genetic polymorphism discovery and genotyping in large plant populations

May 2016 Authors: Ning Jiang, Fengjun Zhang, Jinhua Wu, Yue Chen, Xiaohua Hu, Ou Fang, Lindsey J. Leach, Di Wang, Zewei Luo Info: Scientists in China and the UK developed an optimized RAD-seq protocol that delivers better uniformity of genome … more »

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The Conference Month: Prepping for PacBio, ASM, FoG

It’s June, and you know what that means: genomics conference season is back! The Sage team will be attending several events this month and we hope to see you at least once. We kick off next week with PacBio’s annual … more »

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