Monthly Archives: April 2016

New Publications Ponder the Basics of Life and What Makes Us Human

Two recent papers published in Science are not only landmarks in their fields, but also feature our BluePippin automated DNA size selection platform. We’re honored to be included in these important publications. The first paper, “Design and synthesis of a … more »

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Long-read sequence assembly of the gorilla genome

April 2016 Authors: David Gordon, John Huddleston, Mark J. P. Chaisson, Christopher M. Hill, Zev N. Kronenberg, et al. Info: Scientists from the University of Washington and other institutions report a new gorilla genome assembly, which improves on the quality … more »

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Kick Up Your Heels for DNA Day

It’s that time of year again — the time our kids look at us, shake their heads, and ask, “There’s a day to celebrate DNA? Seriously?” But for those of us in the industry, DNA Day is a big deal. … more »

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Scientists Report Method for Secure Communication Using DNA

It’s a study that would make John le Carré proud. DARPA-funded MIT scientists published results of a new method for encrypting messages in synthetic DNA for highly secure communication. It popped up on our radar because our BluePippin automated size … more »

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Multiplexed Sequence Encoding: A Framework for DNA Communication

April 2016 Authors: Bijan Zakeri, Peter A. Carr, and Timothy K. Lu Info: MIT scientists present new methods to use synthetic DNA for communicating messages, including encoding and encrypting messages over several DNA fragments. BluePippin was used in sequencing the … more »

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Design and synthesis of a minimal bacterial genome

March 2016 Authors: Clyde A. Hutchison III, Ray-Yuan Chuang, Vladimir N. Noskov, et al. Info: Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute and other institutes systematically stripped out genes from the Mycoplasma mycoides genome until they were down to the … more »

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