A $1.3 Million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund the next phase of research that is critical to global food security. BRANFORD, Conn.–A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. The project is an important first step in accelerating the pace […]
Announces Near-Term System and Diagnostics Initiatives CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS) today announced in its third quarter Form 10-Q filing that, as previously disclosed, the Company engaged Thomas Weisel Partners LLC (TWP), a nationally recognized investment bank, to assist the Company with its evaluation and execution of strategic alternatives. Based on the […]
ST. LOUIS — MOgene, a member of a consortium co-led by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Orion Genomics, today announced the sequencing of three oil palm genomes, two of which originated in Africa and one native to South America. The MOgene 454 Next Gen sequencing capability played a significant role in completing the […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia and ST. LOUIS — The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Orion Genomics today announced that a consortium co-led by the Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre of MPOB and Orion Genomics has sequenced three oil palm genomes from two oil palm species, an important food and biofuel crop. This genome sequencing effort […]
Complete Genomics Publishes in Science on Low-Cost Sequencing of Three Human Genomes Using Its Proprietary Sequencing Platform MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Complete Genomics, a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced publication of a report in the journal Science describing its proprietary DNA sequencing platform, including analysis of sequence data from three complete human genomes. The consumables […]
Institute Purchases Additional 30 GAIIx Systems SAN DIEGO–Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that the Broad Institute has purchased 30 additional Genome Analyzers, increasing its total installed base of Illumina systems to 89. “We’ve significantly expanded our fleet of Genome Analyzers to ramp up our sequencing capabilities in whole genome, whole exome, and whole transcriptome analysis,” […]
Agilent Technologies’ Next-Generation-Sequencing Human Exome Target Enrichment Portfolio Now Available for SOLiD™ SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its SureSelect Human All Exon Kit is now available for the Applied Biosystems SOLiD System. Applied Biosystems is part of Life Technologies Corp. The kit enables target enrichment prior to next-generation DNA sequencing. […]
Large-Scale Huntington’s Disease Study – Project to Sequence an Unprecedented 100 Human Genomes in Just Six Months SEATTLE & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and Complete Genomics Inc. announced today that they are embarking on a large-scale human genome sequencing study of Huntington’s disease (HD). ISB has engaged Complete Genomics […]
BRANFORD, Conn. — Scientist from a consortium of Norwegian marine and aquaculture institutions announced this week that they have generated the first ever draft sequence and assembly of the Atlantic cod genome. The results, presented at the GenoFisk meeting in Oslo, Norway, include a high-quality genome assembly and preliminary annotation of the fish species, completed […]
Roche Molecular Systems Research Team Uses 454 Sequencing System for High-Resolution HLA Genotyping BRANFORD, Conn. — A study published this month in the journal Tissue Antigens reports that researchers at Roche Molecular Systems (SWX:RO) (SWX:ROG) (Pink Sheets: RHHBY) in Pleasanton, CA have used high-throughput sequencing technology from 454 Life Sciences, a Roche Company, to carry […]
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