Earth BioGenome Project 🌍

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🧬 Sequencing biodiversity. Securing its future.

The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is a global moonshot for biology working to sequence, catalog, and characterize the genomes of Earth’s eukaryotic biodiversity.

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🦇🧬 Genomes are rewriting the bat family tree. A landmark study from EBP-affiliated Bat1K brings together 103 chromosome-level genome assemblies spanning all 21 living bat families, shedding new light on where bats originated, how they are related, and the evolution of echolocation. Photo: S. Olson

Alt text: Close-up photo of a grey bat with large ears and folded wings. Text reads: “Genomes are rewriting the bat family tree. A landmark Bat1K study is reshaping what we know about bat evolution.” Photo Credits go to several amazing photographers who helped bring this story to life: Slide 1 Sarah Olson, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
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More farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start consuming it. (via @kcur.org) n.pr/4zcGXGJ

n.prThis grain could be an answer to drought-prone fields – if more Americans eat itMore farmers are showing interest in sorghum, a drought-tolerant grain. The crop is poised to expand in the U.S. – especially if Americans start consuming it.
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„The approach we used to model the evolution of fossil and living species together can do what other methods cannot: identify the oldest group of fossil bats while taking the genomic data into account, and uncover when and where bats originated“ says Dávalos
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🧬 The VGP Phase I preprint is out! 🎉

The Vertebrate Genomes Project has completed Phase I, delivering 816 of the highest-quality vertebrate reference genomes ever produced.

Explore this major new resource for vertebrate genomics:
📄 tinyurl.com/VGPphase1

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Graphic featuring a collage of diverse vertebrates, including a chameleon, sea turtle, frog, whale, bat, duck, axolotl, shark, echidna, salamander, bird, tropical fish, leopard, crocodile, cassowary, clownfish, Komodo dragon, snake and deep-sea fish. Text reads: “A New Milestone for Vertebrate Genomics.” The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) has completed Phase I, delivering 816 high-quality reference genomes spanning 95% of vertebrate orders.Underwater photograph of a humpback whale swimming beneath the ocean surface. Text reads: “Why Vertebrates? More than 70,000 vertebrate species inhabit our planet.” High-quality reference genomes help researchers understand evolution, biodiversity, conservation and adaptation.
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