Genomics News Archive

20091230: Theragen Inc. in Korea launches commercial full genome and SNP chip personal genome service. The first in Asia

20090928: Potato genome draft announced

20090810: A Caucasian human genome was sequenced by Helicos single molecule sequencer.

20090805: Recurring Mutations Found by Full length Sequencing of an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Genome (AML). N Engl J Med

20090802: The complete genome sequence of Triticum mosaic virus is published in Arch Vriol.

20090730: Crocodile genome map published in BMC Genomics.

20090727: A new multiplex sequencing method published by MPI group for highly degraded DNA fragments. Cave bear mitochondria

20090724: DNA Sequencing and Array Drive 8% Growth for Roche in First Half of 2009. 454 GS FLX and Nimblegen. http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/dna-sequencing-systems-arrays-drive-8-percent-growth-roche-applied-science-first

20090724: BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute) in China participates in orchid genome (Phalaenopsis equestris) sequencing. http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/bgi-china-partners-sequence-orchids

20090716: Navigenics Lowers Health Compass Price to $999 USD. http://www.genomeweb.com/dxpgx/navigenics-lowers-health-compass-price-1k

20090716: Celera Uses Automated Workflows for Genomics http://www.bio-itworld.com/news/2009/07/17/celera-pushes-boundaries.html

20090716: A draft genomic sequence for a worm, Schistosoma japonicum, was published.

20090716: Genomes Of Parasitic Flatworms Decoded: Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131439.htm

20090715: Pathway Genomics starts the Direct-to-Consumer Genomics service as 23andme and Decodeme http://www.bio-itworld.com/news/2009/07/15/pathway-consumer-genomics.html

20090714: OryzaSNP Consortium IDs Thousands of Variants in Rice Genome: http://www.genomeweb.com/arrays/oryzasnp-consortium-ids-thousands-variants-rice-genome 

20090709: The second Korean pesonal genome was sequenced by a Korean team and analyzed by US researchers (Macrogen and Seoul University Medical School)

20090630: Genomic linkage map of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni:  Genome Biology 2009, 10:R71doi:10.1186/gb-2009-10-6-r71 

20090629: Melon Genome Map was publicized by US researchers

20090616: Illumina Launches Personal Genome-Sequencing Service Using Genome Analyzer II. http://scienceblogs.com/geneticfuture/2009/06/illumina_launches_personal_gen.php

20090604: An integrated genetic and cytogenetic map of the cucumber genome was announced in PLOS One

20090603: Neanderthal genome sequeced by MPI Germany and Roche

20090601: Microsoft buys Rosetta Biosoftware from Merck. Merck becomes the client of Microsoft.

20090529: A new malaria agent in African chimpanzees found.

20090526: The first Korean Genome Sequence analysis by two Korean teams published in Genome Research article

20081208: Soybean genome, G. max data publicized

20081204: Korean Genome Publicized. The sequencing and bioinformatic analyses were carried out by two Korean teams.