cracker headlines
 
      A young team, we are passing through initial-development milestones. We expect to report publicly about them in a near future, while preparing to spin-off our technology and our people. Please do not hesitate to contact us if interested.  
     
  December 22, 2009  
     In Sequence Briefing on Cracker  
    Julia Karow, staff reporter in charge of the Sequencing section at Genome Web, reviews the team and its technology.  
     
  November 30, 2009  
     BioTechniques Talks about Cracker  
    Drs. C.-F. Chiou and H. Renauld are interviewed by Erin Podolak from BioTechniques.  
     
  November 17, 2009  
     Cracker Announced as Participant in the X Prize Competition  
    The X Prize Foundation officially announces cracker, led by Dr. Chung-Fan Chiou, as a participant to the Archon X Prize for Genomics. The first team to sequence 100 human genomes in 10 days time will win $10 million. Details on the team and approach can be found here.

 
Events
 
XGen Congress (San Diego, USA, March 15-19)
Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities ABRF 2010 (Sacramento, USA,
  March 20-23)
First AMA-IEEE Medical Technology Conference on Individualized Healthcare
  (Washington DC, USA, March 21-23)
Advances in Genomics and Personalized Medicine, 2nd Annual Forum for Payors
  (Baltimore, USA, March 24-25)
American Association for Cancer Research AACR Annual Meeting (Washington
  DC, USA, April 16-21)
 
The impact of high-throughput genomics on our world
 
DNA bar-coding diversity
Unfinished and yet useful
Transforming a commensal into an opportunistic pathogen
About using plastic shower heads
 
Personal-medicine in the news
 
Genetic insights into addiction risks and treatments
Rearrangements matter
Exploring genetic diversity in Asia
Why am I the fat one?