Tag: Earth BioGenome Project

February 9, 2022

Genome sequencing project enters new stage

A global effort to map the genomes of life on earth is moving from a pilot project to full-scale production sequencing. The Earth BioGenome Project launched in 2018 as an...

November 21, 2018

DNA Sequencing to help conservation

The journal Nature is voicing support for a massive project to sequence the DNA of every plant and animal on earth. The Earth BioGenome Project launched earlier this month with...

June 22, 2018

Scientists set out to map genomes of 1.5 million species

An international network of biologists is embarking on a decade-long effort to map the genomes of over a million complex life forms in an effort to benefit wildlife research and...