Taiwan’s Biobank aims at 200,000 human genomes by 2024

According to the Biobank’s PI LEE Techang, the Taiwan Biobank, founded 2012 by the Academia Sinica, has collected gene samples from 120,000 generally healthy Taiwan residents aged from 30 to 70 and finished whole-genome genotyping of 100,000. The biobank also...

China Central TV reports on 10 major science achievements in 2019

During a broadcast event on December 17, the following achievements were celebrated: On January 3, 2019, Chang’e-4 spacecraft landed at 177.6 degrees east longitude and 45.5 degrees south latitude on the back of the moon; pictures are transmitted by relay satellite...

CAS releases catalogue of biological resources

The open-access catalog of biological resources has collected more than 7 million pieces of biological resources data from 76 biological resources libraries in 40 research institutes of the CAS, including biological specimens, plant resources, biological genetic...

BGI joins genome program of United Arab Emirates

Within the program, large-scale genomic data will be collected to establish a health care system with predictable, preventative and individual-based medical treatment for the citizens of the UAE. Coordinator is the Abu Dhabi-based Group 42. Xinhua, December 12,...