genomes

1000 New African Genomes Added to World Science | Newswise

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1000 New African Genomes Added to World Science | Newswise

Newswise – Paper recently published by Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to greatly advance scientists’ understanding of human genetics. This could reveal new insights into diseases such as cancer, mental illness, diabetes and heart disease, benefiting health systems around the world. The Assessing Genetic Diversity in Africa (AGENDA) … Read more

Collecting more than 1,000 human genomes in a cost-effective way: New method powers the future of medicine

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Proactive genome assembly (PIGA) with pangenome knowledge

image: Proactive genome assembly (PIGA) with pangenome knowledge vision Again Credit: Jian Yang Lab at Westlake University The research team led by Zhen-Xing He was Professor Jian Yang at the School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, together with colleagues, published their latest findings in Nature on April 1. This study introduced a new method of … Read more