Some close encounters with Jim Watson:
www.genengnews.com/topics/omics...
Non-coding DNA's Alpha Moment
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Kevin Davies
📢 We are very proud to announce that over 50 of our #AVITI24 5D #multiomic systems have already been installed around the globe enabling scientists to unravel the most complex questions about our biology.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s tissue samples ignited a furor in the Harvard lab of George Church, reports @mmolteni.bsky.social in this @statnews.com exclusive. 13 years later, the whereabouts of the sex offender’s skin cells are a mystery
www.statnews.com/2026/02/24/e...
Shawn Baker
Atlas, Twist's DNA data storage spin-off, is claiming that "pretty quickly" the majority of DNA sequencing (by "orders of magnitude") will be for reading data storage. I'm skeptical. Maybe we have different definitions of "pretty quickly".
#dnasynth #datastorage
www.genomeweb.com/business-new...
I have a little more detail and some commentary here - sandiegomics.com/element-join...
PacBio’s very expensive foray into short read sequencing is now officially over. 🙄
www.pacb.com/press_releas...
Illumina officially launches TruPath, their pseudo-long read sequencing kit (formerly called Constellation), at #AGBT #AGBT25
www.illumina.com/company/news...
Element reveals more information about their VITARI platform, a foray into the high-throughput sequencing market. sandiegomics.com/element-join...
Jonathan Wosen
Back at JPM Element teased that they would be coming out with the VITARI, a benchtop sequencer capable of generating whole genomes for $100. This would best Illumina’s list price of $200 with the N…
sandiegomics.com
An exclusive interview with Serge Saxonov of 10x Genomics and Giovanna Prout of Scale Biosciences on what the acquisition means for single cell genomics.
The California startup will have to convince companies across the economy to swap from rolls of magnetic tape to DNA as the vessel for their most important digital data.
A personal reflection on the life, legacy, and controversies of DNA co-discoverer James Watson, following his death at age 97.
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the completion of the sale of sel...
Exclusive: Harvard geneticist George Church knew more about Jeffrey Epstein's activities than he has previously said, before accepting new donations from the sex offender.
Back at JPM Element teased that they would be coming out with the VITARI, a benchtop sequencer capable of generating whole genomes for $100. This would best Illumina’s list price of $200 with the N…
Today we’re thrilled to introduce VITARI™ — the first high-throughput benchtop sequencing system delivering a $100 genome.
“VITARI is about removing the limits from scientific ambition” — Molly He, CEO & Co-Founder, Element
Learn more about VITARI: https://bit.ly/3OqIS8v.
Element Biosciences
I had been meaning to read the AlphaGenome paper on non-coding variant effect prediction from Google DeepMind which recently showed up in N...
