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University of Bern takes long-read sequencing to the next level - PacBio pacb.com/blog/customer-…

The new economics of HiFi are here with #PacBio SPRQ-Nx. Sequence human genomes for $345, a ~30% savings per sample. Get industry-leading accuracy, phasing, and methylation for less. Stretch your budget while maintaining the same HiFi quality. App brief: bit.ly/4sR3S71

We updated our SMRT Cell Sequencing 101 post to reflect how #PacBio HiFi sequencing actually works today. From SPRQ-Nx chemistry to what you can do in a single run, it’s a more current look at sequencing performance. Blog here.👇 bit.ly/4uhjhi8

For decades, biology textbooks have enshrined a simple rule: DNA is made by copying a template. After one enzyme unzips a DNA double helix into separate strands, another called a polymerase builds a complementary sequence, base by base, for each strand. Presto: two copies of the original DNA. But new research into how bacteria defend themselves from viruses now shows this synthesis rule isn’t absolute. Now, a team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template, using its own structure as a guide. Learn more: scim.ag/4tTc5IA @NewsfromScience

Excitement is building in Barcelona! 🇪🇸 #PacBioPRISM 2026 is officially here. We’re kicking things off with 200+ guests and 25+ expert-led talks on the way. We can't wait to see the latest in HiFi sequencing and discovery over the next few days. #PacBio

@PacBio @Princeton Incredible!

The HiFi Yield Leaderboard is here! 🏁 Q1 is officially in and the @Princeton University Genomics Core Facility is leading the pack with 181 Gb of HiFi yield on Revio. Our next winner will be announced in June. Congrats to the team for setting an impressive pace! #PacBio

Join us at #ACMGMtg26 to see how HiFi sequencing is redefining genetic testing. We are featuring two posters: • P165: CFTR profiling using PureTarget panels (Billy Rowell) • P636: DNA extraction from low-mass samples (Deborah Moine) Details: bit.ly/3OBZmee

💡PacBio Data Day 2026 Bern 18.3.26🧬 🧬 Event Highlights: -Incredible line-up of researchers presenting PacBio data analysis challenges & triumphs -Networking opportunities register here: lnkd.in/dVhdXDW8 Event is free and food/drink provided all day!

⏰ Last chance to register and join us in person for #EESAIBio! The second edition of this meeting will bring together researchers working at the intersection of AI and biology to discuss theory, methods, new application areas, and dissemination strategies. 🤖🧬 Attend talks, network, socialise, and experience the EMBL Heidelberg campus atmosphere! 👉 s.embl.org/ees26-02-x 🎫 Register by 30 January! Bonus: Join the TrustworthyAI4Health Workshop, co-organised by @elsa_lighthouse and EMBL, taking place on 9 March 2026, ahead of 'AI and biology' – more information on our website!

☝️ Get ready to submit your late-breaking research to #ESCMIDGlobal2026! Data and results must be newly generated. Learn more about the terms and priority topics: ow.ly/rong50Y1ME8 📊Late-breaking abstract submission opens next Mon, 02 Feb!

2026 has just begun and we are looking forward to welcoming you to EMBL for another year of groundbreaking science. Our programme now features even more events, check it out ➡️ s.embl.org/2026-poster

Evaluating the practical aspects and performance of commercial single-cell RNA sequencing technologies. #SingleCell #scRNAseq #Benchmarking #NARgenomicsAndBioinformatics academic.oup.com/nargab/article…

This video of Volvox algae moving around a droplet of water in the middle of a Japanese 50 yen coin was shot at 50x magnification. Explore more microscopic storytelling from Nikon's 2025 Small World in Motion competition: on.natgeo.com/4r9QVEO

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Our #genome #bioinformatics course is for PhD students and post-doctoral researchers who are starting to use high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics in their research. Apply by 3 Aug, funding available: ebi.ac.uk/training/event…

That is a lot of HiFi! 💥💥

NCBI Datasets: Easily Access and Download Sequence Data and Metadata ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2023/10/18/ncb… via @ncbi

On our way home from #PacBioPRISM in Athens!🇬🇷 Big thanks to the entire PacBio team #PacBio for such a great PRISM 🌈⭐️event! Action packed 2 days of great talks, workshops and activities!🧨🎇🎉 So good to catch up with colleagues and talk HiFi long reads! 🪁

Meeting the Puffins at Dählhölzli