Howdy, We at Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics & Bioinformatics Service (TxGen) are dedicated to providing exceptional value and results. We are introduce the Illumina NovaSeq X Plus system—the newest powerhouse in genomic sequencing to current and future clients. Imagine cutting-edge technology that slashes the cost by 50% compared to our previous flagship systems (NovaSeq 6000) Read more about “All your X’s live in Texas” A&M AgriLife[…]
Come Celebrate! October 29th, 2019 The Genomics and Bioinformatics Service (TxGen), part of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, celebrates its 10th year of service to the Texas A&M community, Texas, and scientists around the world with the opening of our new sequencing and bioinformatics facility in the Texas A&M West Campus Research Park. You are invited Read more about Come Celebrate with Us[…]
Genome editing aims to change something in a plant’s form or function, or, in other words, its phenotype, says Dr. Bill McCutchen, executive associate director of AgriLife Research. Yet the relationship between phenotypic traits and genetic sequences is far from well-understood, he says, adding that although genome editing shows tremendous promise, several challenges must be Read more about Texas A&M AgriLife Launches cross-discipline crop gene editing, transformation, and genomics technology[…]
Texas A&M, PerkinElmer create leading public agriculture, life sciences genome platform April 25, 2018 Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Charlie Johnson, 979-862-3287, Charlie@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and their internationally recognized Genomics and Bioinformatics Service are poised to change the face of agriculture-focused genomics. Dr. Charlie Johnson, director of the Read more about AgSeq comes to Texas A&M AgriLife Research[…]
Our army of amazing PerkinElmer, Inc. robots have arrived! With a capacity to process 50,000 samples a year. In combination with our Illumina NovaSeq system (Illumina’s first agricultural focused NovaSeq site) we now have an even larger capacity to support agriculture and life science researchers from across Texas A&M AgriLife, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Read more about Capacity to processing 50,000 DNA Samples a year[…]