JEONJU, South Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) —In a global first, South Korean researchers have successfully completed the full genomic mapping of the country’s native long-tailed chicken breed, known as the “Ginkkoridak,” revealing the genetic basis behind its famously elongated tail feathers. The collaborative effort by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) and Seoul National [...]
Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) - Congenica, the digital health company enabling rapid and accurate analysis of complex genomic data to transform people’s lives, today announces that it has been selected to provide tertiary analysis for whole genome sequencing services for the Hong Kong Genome Project (HKGP), the first large-scale genome sequencing initiative in Hong Kong. [...]
ULSAN, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Koreans may share the same ancestors as Vietnamese, if we go back far enough. Life sciences professor Bhak Jong-hwa from UNIST, who is also the director of UNIST’s Genomics Institute, announced Thursday the results of a study on the ancient DNA of two 7,700-year-old women discovered in the Devil’s [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – UNIST’s Genomics Institute unveiled Thursday a reference genome specific to Koreans, entitled KOREF (Korean Reference). A reference genome is a genomic database that represents an example of a species’ set of genes, which allows for genetic analysis related to diseases and the development of new drugs. According [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists have successfully mapped the reference genome of the Korean leopard, better known as the Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), the National Institute of Biological Resources announced Tuesday. According to the institute, the complete genetic blueprint of the Amur leopard is the result of an 18-month study, which [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean scientists have found a whole-genome sequencing of a Korean individual, raising hopes for plotting a new course to develop drugs that cater to the genetic architecture of the Korean population. The new research by Seoul National University’s Genomic Medicine Institute and biotech venture firm [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean research team successfully analyzed the genome of the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) for the first time. On March 31, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced the result of the research team comprised of the National Science Museum, the Theragen Etex Bioresearch Institute, the Cultural [...]
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – A father-daughter scientific collaboration that began after the daughter was diagnosed with a rare liver cancer has led to an important finding and could have broader implications for many other rare cancers. Their story is being published this week in a top tier journal, Science. Elana Simon, the daughter [...]