PacBio and UC Davis Researchers Introduce CiFi, a New Long-Read 3C Method That Enables Chromosome-Scale Assemblies from a Single SMRT Cell

PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), developer of the world's most advanced sequencing technologies, today announced CiFi, a new community-developed method that enables chromosome-scale, haplotype-resolved genome ...
Nature

Sanger sequencing’s data problem – and how to solve it

Sanger sequencing is the unsung workhorse of molecular biology, one whose value has long been undermined by the tedious nature of processing its data. Converting files of raw sequencing data into a ...
SpaceNews

First DNA Sequencing Conducted in Space

For the first time ever, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity as part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment performed by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins this weekend aboard the International ...
The Scientist

An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

A streamlined, automated process helps scientists coordinate site-ready production-level whole genome sequencing results.
FierceBiotech

Twist Bioscience intertwines with DNAnexus to bring analytics tools to sequencing data

In the realm of DNA sequencing, technology developers are split between building increasingly fast-moving tools to untangle the intricacies of the human genome and constructing analytics platforms to ...
News Medical

New sequencing method reveals how transposons move and shape the genome

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind to the genome. Transposons play critical roles in immune response, ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Genome Sequencing for Diagnosing Rare Diseases

Genetic variants that cause rare disorders may remain elusive even after expansive testing, such as exome sequencing. The diagnostic yield of genome sequencing, particularly after a negative ...
The Scientist

ABC Sequencing Helps Scientists Get Back to Basics

While next generation sequencing (NGS) has become a staple method for some researchers, it is often out of reach due to its high cost and technical challenges. To solve this problem, a novel ...

seqWell Launches AgriPrep™ Library Prep Kit for Low Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing

BEVERLY, Mass., January 06, 2026--seqWell launches AgriPrep™ Library Prep Kit for high-throughput low-pass whole genome sequencing (LP-WGS) & SKIM-sequencing within agrigenomics.
BioTechniques

Long-read sequencing expedites rare disease diagnoses

Long-read sequencing is being harnessed to improve the rate of rare disease diagnosis. Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz (CA, USA) have demonstrated that long-read sequencing (LRS ...
ascopubs.org

Implementation of Whole-Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing Into Clinical Cancer Care

Here, we address the barriers in integrating WGTS for cancer diagnostics and treatment selection and answer questions regarding utility in different cancer types, cost-effectiveness and affordability, ...