ILLUMINA has announced it has delivered Hermann Hauser’s genome sequence as the first customer to purchase the company’s individual genome sequencing service.
09/09/2009
APPLIED Biosystems has announced it will begin shipment of its new genomic analysis platform on 14 February 2009.
06/02/2009
An international consortium of scientists plans to collect DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus.
06/11/2009
Norwegian scientists have generated the first ever draft sequence and assembly of the Atlantic cod genome using whole genome shotgun and paired-end data. The sequence was generated by the Genome Sequencer FLX system from 454 Life Sciences.
03/11/2009
Ambry Genetics is the first company to achieve Certified Service Provider (CSP) status for Agilent Technologies’ SureSelect Target Enrichment System for next-generation sequencing.
29/10/2009
APPLIED Biosystems has claimed its research and development scientists used human disease samples from the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Centre (HGSC) to sequence an entire human genome in a single run at 17-fold coverage using the SOLiD 3 System.
06/05/2009
RESEARCHERS from the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) are set to being sequencing the genome of an antipodean coral, marking the first time an aquatic animal will be fully sequenced in this country.
07/08/2009
US researchers have shown that 'solution enrichment' followed by next generation sequencing is highly accurate and reproducible. Their findings suggest that large scale population studies could be economically feasible without upfront expenditure for capital equipment.
19/11/2009
BAYLOR COLLEGE of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC) has announced it is expanding its fleet of advanced genomic next-generation sequencing technology from Applied Biosystems, a part of Life Technologies.
13/10/2009
BAYER CropScience has announced it has sequenced the entire genome of rapeseed/canola (Brassica napus) and its constituent genomes present in Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea.
13/10/2009
Life Technologies and the Ignite Institute for Individualized Health are collaborating to create North America's largest genomic sequencing center at Ignite's new facility in Northern Virginia.
11/02/2010
APPLIED Biosystems has unveiled new approaches for using next-generation genomic analysis sequencing to better understand methylation patterns in different cancerous disease states.
22/04/2009
THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Life Technologies have announced a strategic scientific research collaboration to study pancreatic and ovarian cancer in Australia.
10/08/2009
Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have sequenced the canola genome which Bayer Crop Science hopes can bring better seed to market sooner and more cheaply.
10/11/2009
Life Technologies is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumours have progressed despite multiple other therapies. The goal of this research is to demonstrate whether genomic sequencing of cancer tissue can provide clues for treatment strategies for these individuals.
15/03/2010
AGILENT Technologies and Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies, have announced the introduction of the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System, which has been optimised for the SOLiD System genomic analysis sequencing platform.
28/09/2009
Australian scientists are sequencing DNA from pancreatic and ovarian tumours as part of an international collaborative group focusing on novel cancer therapies.
16/04/2010
RESEARCHERS at the University of Michigan have identified a series of genes that become fused when their chromosomes trade places with each other, thought to be the reason why certain cancers develop.
12/01/2009
THE UNIVERSITY of Queensland (UQ) has been awarded a $5m government grant to establish a world-class centre designed to map the genetic makeup of some cancers and identify the specific genes which cause the disease.
20/05/2009
RESEARCHERS at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Southampton have undertaking the sequencing and analysis of six strains of Chlamydia which they hope will result in improved diagnosis of the sexually transmitted infection.
21/05/2009