Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project.



Darwin Tree of Life Project Consortium,
(2022) Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (4). e2115642118-.

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Abstract

The goals of the Earth Biogenome Project-to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic life on earth-are as daunting as they are ambitious. The Darwin Tree of Life Project was founded to demonstrate the credibility of these goals and to deliver at-scale genome sequences of unprecedented quality for a biogeographic region: the archipelago of islands that constitute Britain and Ireland. The Darwin Tree of Life Project is a collaboration between biodiversity organizations (museums, botanical gardens, and biodiversity institutes) and genomics institutes. Together, we have built a workflow that collects specimens from the field, robustly identifies them, performs sequencing, generates high-quality, curated assemblies, and releases these openly for the global community to use to build future science and conservation efforts.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Darwin Tree of Life Project Consortium, Specimen Handling, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Genomics, Biodiversity, Evolution, Molecular, Phylogeny, Genome, Selection, Genetic, Eukaryota, Workflow, Biological Evolution
Divisions: Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2022 08:45
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2024 13:43
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115642118
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3147189