Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed ...
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Big data and human height: ISTA scientists develop algorithm to boost biobank data retrieval & analysis

"Medical Genomics" research group at ISTA "Data Science, Machine Learning, and Information Theory" research group at ISTA Al Depope, Jakub Bajzik, Marco Mondelli, and Matthew R. Robinson. 2026. Joint ...
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Genome Research publishes a special issue on long-read DNA and RNA sequencing applications in biology and medicine

April 14, 2025 – Genome Research (https://genome.org) publishes a second special issue highlighting advances in long-read sequencing applications in biology and medicine. In this second Special Issue, ...
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Machine Learning Algorithm Brings Long-Read Sequencing to the Clinic

Long-read sequencing technologies analyse long, continuous stretches of DNA. These methods have the potential to improve researchers’ ability to detect complex genetic alterations in cancer genomes.
Medindia

New Algorithm Maps DNA Repair Flaws to Guide Cancer Treatment

The PRRDetect algorithm identifies hidden DNA repair flaws in tumors It helps doctors choose effective therapies based on the tumor’s genetics This advancement brings personalized cancer care closer ...
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Machine learning algorithm brings long-read sequencing to the clinic

Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have developed a new machine learning method called SAVANA that significantly reduces sequencing errors for cancer genomes. Long-read ...
The Scientist

Biotechs Bolster Biosecurity to Safeguard the Future of Nucleic Acid Sequencing

The biosecurity risks associated with an unregulated industry became evident when, in 2006, a Guardian reporter successfully ordered parts of the smallpox genome through the mail. Although ordering ...