10 surprises from sequencing 25 new species –
Sequencing human genomes is now routine at the Sanger Institute. Bacteria, yeast, worms, malaria, and other pathogens are also all regularly sequenced in their thousands. Our people are pretty well known for sequencing the human genome, but we’ve also contributed to the first sequencing of many others including the mouse, rat, zebrafish, pig and gorilla too. The 25 genomes project is an entirely different beast. It’s posing some new, and frankly very odd, challenges. The diversity of the new species means we’ve had a steep learning curve. Here’s a peek at some of the weird and wonderful things we’ve discovered so far:See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca
10 surprises from sequencing 25 new species –
Source: Viral Bioinformatics
