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March 17, 2022
The HiFi difference — true long reads vs synthetic long reads
Long-read PacBio HiFi sequencing has made transformative contributions to many areas of genomics over the past few years, including de novo assembly, calling of all variant types, full-length phased targeted…
March 7, 2022
Obtain more species and MAGs from HiFi shotgun metagenomics data with updated pipelines
Microbial and metagenomics enthusiasts rejoice: newly optimized bioinformatics pipelines are enabling scientists to detect even more species and assemble more single contig metagenomes using HiFi sequencing than ever before…
March 2, 2022
CEO Christian Henry’s vision for the future of PacBio
Today marks an exciting change for PacBio. We’ve updated our logo, and our website looks a bit brighter. But this is more than just a new look. It represents…
February 27, 2022
An interview with Care4Rare – how HiFi sequencing is being used to improve our understanding of rare disease
Over one million Canadians are impacted by rare genetic diseases, and over a third of these remain unsolved. For some families, this has led to decades-long diagnostic odysseys to find…
February 15, 2022
How far we’ve come part three: Animal genomics
As we close out PAGBio Day 2022, there is one more key part of genomic natural history to consider – animal genomics. As we’ve outlined in prior posts,…
February 4, 2022
When genomics gets tough, the tough get HiFi: Users share stories of PacBio enabled science at global summit
Got an impossible polyploid or highly repetitive plant gene, or perhaps an enormous fungal genome or complex microbial community? Have an impossible dream of cracking pandemic, epidemic & endemic biology,…
January 27, 2022
How far we’ve come part two: Plant genomics
Plant genomes are notoriously difficult to assemble. They are large and complex, with varying levels of ploidy. In fact, the genome of one of the most well-known model species,…
January 20, 2022
How far we’ve come part one: Insect genomics
Much has changed since the first insect genome assembly (Drosophila melanogaster) was published in 2000. With PAGBio Day 2022 registration kicking off this week, we thought it was…
January 13, 2022
Omicron and beyond: HiFiViral Kit provides labs with a future-proof solution for emerging COVID-19 variants
As news of yet another SARS-CoV-2 variant dominates headlines, the need for a truly comprehensive solution to identify and understand the rapidly mutating virus becomes even more important. From…
December 23, 2021
Q&A: Catching up with our most recent SMRT Grant winners before the New Year
More than 7,500 varieties of apples grow across almost every region on the planet. With growing threats to global food security, they’re affordable, packed full of vitamins, and an excellent…
December 6, 2021
Announcing our plant and animal SMRT Grant winners: Sequencing a pangenome to feed a growing population
Working to revolutionize apple agrigenomics at one of the world’s top orchards Leading scientists are constantly searching for innovative ways to amplify and apply their research. So, it came as…
November 16, 2021
Introducing first fully-kitted solution for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and microbial whole genome assembly with HiFi sequencing
These developments advance the ability of laboratories to identify and track infectious disease threats SARS-CoV-2 mutates rapidly but a new solution is now available for public health laboratories in the…
November 4, 2021
ASHG 2021: Improving Human Health through Genomics with HiFi Sequencing
The PacBio team recently attended the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2021 Virtual Meeting. The meeting provided a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all…
October 29, 2021
Our Latest SMRT Grant Winner: HiFi Sequencing to Understand Microbial World
At PacBio, we understand the profound importance of microbial research. As the foundation of the biosphere and major determinants of human health, microbes claim a primary, fundamental role in…
October 25, 2021
The Series that Made Our Summer – From Microbes to Metagenomes
The dog days of summer might be behind us, but our four-part Microbial Genomics Webinar Series is sticking around as a focal point of the summer. From the end…