Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...

i-DNA 'peek-a-boo structures' form in living cells and regulate genes linked to cancer

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...
FierceBiotech

Roche rolls out new DNA 'sequencing-by-expansion' approach

Roche has put forward a new approach to genetic analysis, which it describes as sequencing-by-expansion—a proprietary method that pulls apart the DNA molecule and amplifies the signal of each ...
Miami University

Miami University acquires new third-generation DNA sequencing technology, first in Midwest

Miami University’s Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics (CBFG) has become one of the first institutions in the region to acquire the PacBio VEGA Benchtop System — a cutting-edge DNA ...