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Open CycloneSeq Benchmarking For Complete Bacterial Genomes

- April 25, 2025

CycloneSeq benchmarking

As another DNA Day treat GigaByte today publishes new benchmark data and analysis of the new CycloneSEQ platform, a novel sequencing technology using nanopores that demonstrates here the ability to sequence complete bacterial genomes. Following on from the recent official launch of BGI’s new CycloneSEQ single-molecule sequencer the new Data Release published today in GigaByte […]

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DNA Day 2025: Mission Accomplished for Bauhinia Genome

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Regular readers may have followed our community genome project Bauhinia Genome, and today marks the end of this journey with the publication in GigaScience of  completely gapless telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome assembly which helps advance our understanding of the genomic structure underlying the captivating traits of Hong Kong’s floral emblem. The 25th April is International DNA […]

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Publish Peer-Reviewed Protocol Papers with Protocols.io and GigaByte

- January 30, 2025

This week we are pleased to announce and highlight new updated additions to our long-running collaboration with protocols.io, linked to our first paper with a peer-reviewed protocol featuring a “Peer-reviewed method” badge on protocols.io. Alongside the addition of new functionality in protocols.io to submit protocols as method papers to GigaByte. The new GigaByte paper presents […]

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Crossing the Open Science Streams: Cassyni X Sciety (and GigaByte) FTW

- January 8, 2025

Cassyni X Sciety crossover

Innovation + Integration = Cassyni X Sciety As an Open Science publisher, we’ve written extensively on our aims to think and act wider to better address the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation. Particularly the key pillars of “Open Engagement of Societal Actors” and “Open Dialogue with other Knowledge systems” where we need to improve the inclusiveness […]

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Round three for GigaByte’s vectors of human disease series

- December 23, 2024

Round three CfP

UPDATE: Thanks to additional support from GBIF the deadline has been extended to 6th June 2025. TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases hosted at the World Health Organization (WHO), GBIF and GigaScience Press have announced a third call for authors to submit Data Release papers on vectors of human disease […]

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Urban fruits, 3D printed frog legs and gapless genomes: 2024 was wild

- December 14, 2024

It’s December again, and our teams of editors and curators are busy with the many submissions we receive at this time of year. Scientists are eager to clear their desks before a well-earned break and it’s time for the annual GigaBlog ritual: Looking back at the year that was at GigaScience Press. Citizen Science  2024 […]

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Getting deep into the weeds of Cannabis genomics: Join our first Cassyni Seminar

- October 20, 2024

Cannabis Genomics seminar

Reaching new highs in Cannabis sativa Omics There is a growing interest in Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) research, and recent changes in regulations have spurred numerous genomic studies of this once-prohibited plant. Industrial hemp and medical marijuana are now global multibillion-dollar industries, but due to its widespread prohibition in the 20th and early 21st century it […]

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Filling the Biodiversity Dark Spots: Announcing the Asia Nature Challenge

- October 3, 2024

GigaScience Press is helping CitizenScience.Asia mobilise Citizen Scientists Across Asia for a groundbreaking biodiversity initiative from October 18 to 27 2024. Regular readers will have seen our efforts to promote and amplify citizen science projects, citizen science being a key driver of “Open Engagement of Societal Actors”, which was highlighted by UNESCO as one of […]

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Transparency FTW! LLMs, OpenBoxScience and GetFreeCopy

- May 30, 2024

GetFreeCopy from OpenBoxScience

As an Open Science publisher we’ve pushed for transparency and access in the research that we disseminate, and in GigaByte journal we’ve just published a new open-source software tool “GetFreeCopy” that is demonstrative and addresses many features of this. To tell us more we have a Q&A with lead author Kuan-lin Huang, an Assistant Professor […]

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Inspiring Inclusion: The 9th Annual Women in Science Conference

- March 8, 2024

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The 9th Women in Science Conference took place in Shenzhen. Below are some highlights from the conference co-organized by our Publishing Director, Laurie Goodman, and Co-Chaired by Doris Yang, from BGI-College.   Today,  March 8, 2024 marks International Women’s Day – where women’s achievement and inclusivity is celebrated. Inspired by the collective awareness of all, […]

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