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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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Patterns of genome-wide variation in Glossina fuscipes fuscipes tsetse flies from Uganda

April 2016 Authors: Gloria-Soria A, Dunn WA, Telleria EL, Evans BR, Okedi L, Echodu R, Warren WC, Montague MJ, Aksoy S, Caccone A Info: Researchers used ddRAD-seq to develop a panel of SNPs for use in population genomics or genome-wide … more »

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New Publications Ponder the Basics of Life and What Makes Us Human

Two recent papers published in Science are not only landmarks in their fields, but also feature our BluePippin automated DNA size selection platform. We’re honored to be included in these important publications. The first paper, “Design and synthesis of a … more »

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Long-read sequence assembly of the gorilla genome

April 2016 Authors: David Gordon, John Huddleston, Mark J. P. Chaisson, Christopher M. Hill, Zev N. Kronenberg, et al. Info: Scientists from the University of Washington and other institutions report a new gorilla genome assembly, which improves on the quality … more »

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Scientists Report Method for Secure Communication Using DNA

It’s a study that would make John le Carré proud. DARPA-funded MIT scientists published results of a new method for encrypting messages in synthetic DNA for highly secure communication. It popped up on our radar because our BluePippin automated size … more »

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Multiplexed Sequence Encoding: A Framework for DNA Communication

April 2016 Authors: Bijan Zakeri, Peter A. Carr, and Timothy K. Lu Info: MIT scientists present new methods to use synthetic DNA for communicating messages, including encoding and encrypting messages over several DNA fragments. BluePippin was used in sequencing the … more »

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Design and synthesis of a minimal bacterial genome

March 2016 Authors: Clyde A. Hutchison III, Ray-Yuan Chuang, Vladimir N. Noskov, et al. Info: Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute and other institutes systematically stripped out genes from the Mycoplasma mycoides genome until they were down to the … more »

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Pitfalls of haplotype phasing from amplicon-based long-read sequencing

February 2016 Authors: Thomas W. Laver, Richard C. Caswell, Karen A. Moore, Jeremie Poschmann, Matthew B. Johnson, Martina M. Owens, Sian Ellard, Konrad H. Paszkiewicz & Michael N. Weedon Info: University of Exeter researchers used long-range PCR and long-read sequencing … more »

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