The "EasyGenomics" service offered by BGI — China's huge genomics lab in Shenzhen — uses graphics processing units (GPUs) made by U.S. tech company NVIDIA to make analysis of DNA sequencing far faster than ever. That GPU acceleration, combined with traditional computing power, reduces genomic analysis times from five days to just five hours.
"By enabling larger numbers of researchers to accelerate DNA sequencing data more easily and affordably, we hope to help facilitate the use of genomics for clinical diagnostics as a practical component of health care, as well as for complex disease research," said BGI vice president Lin Fang.
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"By enabling larger numbers of researchers to accelerate DNA sequencing data more easily and affordably, we hope to help facilitate the use of genomics for clinical diagnostics as a practical component of health care, as well as for complex disease research," said BGI vice president Lin Fang.
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