T2T Series Archives

Where we are in the T2T Genomes Era, Pt 2. T2T Sex Chromosomes

Scott Edmunds - May 7, 2025

Following our previous DNA Day 2025 post covering where we are in the T2T (telomere-to-telomer) genomes era, we have a second expert Q&A covering the topic, this time from Kateryna Makova on the challenges (and opportunities) of assembly of T2T sex chromosomes. Lets Talk about Sex Chromosomes Kateryna Makova is the Verne M. Willaman Chair […]

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DNA Day 2025: Where we are in the T2T Genomes Era, Pt 1

Scott Edmunds - April 25, 2025

Today is International DNA Day, commemorating the day in 1953 when Crick, Watson, Wilkins and Franklin published their papers on the structure of DNA. Fifty years later, with the declaration that the human genome project was close to completion the US Senate and the House of Representatives declared that 25th April 2003 would be the […]

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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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Launch of the T2T Series: Closing the Gaps from Telomere-to-Telomere

Scott Edmunds - August 26, 2024

GigaScience’s T2T Series has now launched, with our first papers showcasing new Telomere-to-Telomere methods and genomic data sets. While the first draft of the Human Genome was declared complete in April 2003, it took a further two decades for the publication of the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome in March 2022. The […]

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