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BGI Newsletter Subscribe / Unsubscribe News from BGI Spotlights in Genomics Research Highlight Contact BGI Newsletter Tel: +86 755 25283805 Email: bgi-newsletter@service.genomics.cn This E-mail was sent from BGI, If you do not wish to receive such communication, please click here to unsubscribe. September 2012 Volume 2 Issue 9 Spotlights in Genomics / News from BGI / Research Highlight www.genomics.cn Iconic Darwin Finch Genome Sequenced in Genome 10K International Collaboration Scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the iconic Galapagos finches first described by Charles Darwin. The genome of the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) is among the first of a planned 100 genomes of vertebrate species to be sequenced and released by an international collaboration between the Genome 10K project and BGI. More The Fourth Symposium & Short Course on Medical and Laboratory Applications of Genetics and Genomics was Successfully Conducted in Shenzhen, China The three-day conference themed “Fourth Symposium & Short Course on Medical and Laboratory Applications of Genetics and Genomics (Special Section for inherited Eye Diseases)” was successfully conducted in Shenzhen, China. More than 120 ophthalmologists, researchers and healthcare professionals attended the symposium and shared their insights on the applications of genomics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited eye diseases. More BGI Tech Solutions and BGI Ark Biotechnology Jointly Develop Transgenic Mice Platform for Biomedical Research BGI Tech Solutions (BGI Tech) and BGI Ark Biotechnology (BAB) announced that they have jointly developed an advanced transgenic mice platform for boosting human diseases and medical research, with the advantages of improved efficiency, high positive rate, available sex determination, fast turnaround time, and low cost. More The First Ant Methylomes Uncover the Relationship between DNA methylation and Caste Differentiation in Ants An international team led by New York University School of Medicine and BGI has completed the first genome-wide and single-nucleotide resolution DNA methylomes of two ant species: Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator. It provides new insights into the relationship between epigenetic regulation and caste differentiation of ants and also shed light on the epigenetic mechanism involved in social behavior, neurobiology and life-span of other animals. The latest study was published in Current Biology, one sister journal of Cell. More Chinese Scientists Successfully Crack the Genome of Diploid Cotton The international research team led by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and BGI has completed the genome sequence and analysis of a diploid cotton-- Gossypium raimondii. The cotton genome provides an invaluable resource for the study and genetic improvement of cotton quality and output, and sheds new lights on understanding the genetic characteristics and evolutionary mechanism underlying cotton and its close relatives. The study was published online in Nature Genetics. More BGI Partners with the University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham and BGI have announced a major joint initiative in environmental and human health research. The new venture will provide a world-class research and training centre on Birmingham’s campus that integrates state-of-the-art approaches in molecular biology, including DNA sequencing, metabolomics and bioinformatics. Research will focus on organism responses to environmental change through to disease susceptibility and treatment. More China (Mainland) BGI-Shenzhen, Beishan Industrial Zone, Yantian District, Shenzhen, 518083, China Tel: 400-706-6615 +86-755-2527-3620 Email: tech@genomics.cn www.genomics.cn Asia Pacific（Hong Kong） BGI Hong Kong Co. 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Searching Salt for Answers about Life on Earth, Mars More 2. Soil Harbors Antibiotic Resistance More 3. Researchers Demonstrate How 'Interfering' RNA Can Block Bacterial Evolution More 4. Microbes Help Hyenas Communicate Via Scent More 5. Advantage Flu Virus: Scientists Discover One of the Ways the Influenza Virus Disarms Host Cells More 6. Bird Louse Study Shows How Evolution Sometimes Repeats Itself More 7. The Bacteria that Make Insects Eat Their Own Brains More Human Health & Medicine 1. Bits of Mystery DNA, Far From 'Junk', Play Crucial Role More 2. Genomic Variant that Increases Risk of Brain Tumors Discovered More 3. The New Way to Screen More 4. Blood Spots Are Epigenetic Time Capsules More 5. A New Light Shed on Genetic Regulation's Role in the Predisposition to Common Diseases More 6. Scientists Find Missing Link between Stem Cells, Immune System More 7. Genetic Link to Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans Found More 8. Overactive Bladder Linked to Sleep Apnea in Women More Pharma & Biotech 1. Potential Drug for Treatment of Alzheimer's disease Investigated More 2. Design Help for Drug Cocktails More 3. Scientist Creates New Cancer Drug That is 10 Times More Potent More 4. New Tool Measures Chemotherapy Response More 5. DNA Data Storage More 6. Advance Makes Possible Near-instantaneous DNA Analysis More 7. New Method Helps Researchers Decode Genomes More Plants & Animals 1. Surviving Drought: Discovery May Help Protect Crops from Stressors More 2. The Evolution of the Mustards' Spice More 3. Uncoiling the Cucumber's Enigma More 4. New DNA-method Tracks Fish and Whales in Seawater More 5. Improved Denisova Genome Sequence Reveals New Details on Archaic Hominins More 6. Small Male Fish Use High Aggression Strategy More 7. Single Gene Has Major Impact on Gaits in Horses and in Mice More Personalized Medicine: Better Healthcare for the Future The 'one size fits all' approach to medical research and development may have benefited the widest number of potential patients. However, the environmental, genetic and other biological factors play an important role in the development of diseases, which can alter the ways that diseases are diagnosed, drugs are developed, and the matching of therapeutic cells and tissues to patients. The past several years have witnessed a revolution in the understanding of health and disease, brought on in large part by the sequencing of the human genome and the generation of a map of human genetic variation. Personalized medicine is designed to provide the right diagnosis and treatment to the right patient at the right time, and to improve upon 'reactive' medical diagnosis by predicting treatment response or preventing disease before symptoms appear. Already there are abundant stories and reports as below demonstrated that personalized medicine pointed new way toward better healthcare for the future. The Case for Personalized Medicine Personalized Medicine by the Numbers Chromosomal Translocations Point the Way Toward Personalized Cancer Care The Path to Personalized Medicine The New Science of Personalized Medicine Personalized Medicine: How the Human Genome Era Will Usher in a Health Care Revolution New Directions & Revolutionary Approaches in the Personalized Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Personalized Treatment of Lung Cancer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Subscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / UnsubscribeSubscribe / Unsubscribe Newsletter image source： http://www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/2917488781/