Gene Sequencing

New Technology Illuminates Microbial Dark Matter

October 29, 2017

At Stanford University, researchers have used a new microfluidic analysis system to extract 29 novel microbial genomes (the complete set of genetic material) from samples from two Yellowstone National Park hot springs. They extracted the [more...]

A Review of Droplet-Sequencing

May 14, 2017

Cells, the building blocks of tissues, organs, and organisms, vary broadly in type and state. Today, the lack of information about cellular diversity in complex tissues leads researchers to find new ways of single-cell analysis and [more...]

CRISPR Meets Single-cell Sequencing in New Screening Method

February 18, 2017

Microfluidic droplets capture single, genome-edited cells and barcode their transcriptome. (Image Credit: Paul Datlinger/CeMM) Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 “gene scissors” is a powerful tool for biological discovery and for [more...]

10x Genomics Collaborates with PerkinElmer to Jointly Offer Automated NGS Solutions to Researchers

January 10, 2017

10x Genomics, Inc., a company focused on enabling the mastery of biology by accelerating genomic discovery, today announced they and PerkinElmer, Inc. will jointly offer automated next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions. PerkinElmer’s [more...]

GRAIL Announces Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) Study

December 4, 2016

RAIL, Inc., a life sciences company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, announced today that it has commenced its first multi-center clinical study, the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study to [more...]

Tracing A Cellular Family Tree In A Microfluidic Device

January 7, 2016

Researchers engineered a microfluidic device that traps first an individual cell and then all of its descendants (Image Credit: Melanie Gonick/MIT) By combining sophisticated RNA sequencing technology with a new device that isolates [more...]

Novogene and Illumina to Co-Develop NGS Diagnostic System for Reproductive Health and Oncology Applications

December 17, 2015

Novogene, a leading global provider of genomic services and solutions, and Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop advanced clinical applications in the fields of reproductive [more...]

Cheap DNA Sequencing Is Here. Writing DNA Is Next

November 23, 2015

At Twist Bioscience’s office in San Francisco, CEO Emily Leproust pulled out of her tote bag two things she carries around everywhere: a standard 96-well plastic plate ubiquitous in biology labs and her company’s invention, a silicon [more...]

Human Whole Genome Sequencing

November 2, 2015

There are 6 billion stories in the human genome. If you want to read one of them, you’re going to need a sequencer. But, what to sequence? Researchers interested in the mysteries of the human genome have three options: targeted [more...]

Irish Cattle Breeding Federation Selects Illumina

October 30, 2015

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and genotyping technologies are revolutionizing animal breeding. Traditional animal breeding relies on scoring animals based on their observed physical characteristics (phenotype) to determine their [more...]

Illumina Educating Patients and Providers on Prenatal Genetic Testing

October 7, 2015

Illumina supports non-profit organization to help provide educational resources and establish patient registry (Screenshot from Illumina) Illumina is joining with other laboratories to support the Perinatal Quality Foundation (PQF) [more...]

10X Genomics Emerges With $80M

January 25, 2015

10X Genomics first product (Image Credit: 10x Genomics) Making Illumina’s industry-leading gene sequencing machines better? There’s an app for that. That’s the shorthand pitch from fresh-from-stealth sequencing company 10X Genomics, [more...]