February 26, 2020 The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) and Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., announced yesterday (Feb. 25) that PacBio will support the sequencing of ecologically important organisms in the... Read More
Tag Archives : Harris Lewin
Earth BioGenome Project builds foundation for 10-year mission to sequence life
Aj Cheline
August 28, 2019
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The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is a confederated network of partner organizations and affiliated projects that have a common goal of sequencing and annotating the genomes of all 1.5 million... Read More
From Sheep and Cattle to Giraffes, Genome Study Reveals Evolution of Ruminants
Aj Cheline
June 21, 2019
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New Data Opens New Opportunities for Research, Conservation and Animal Breeding By Lisa Howard June 21, 2019 A team of researchers has carried out a detailed study of the genomes... Read More
International Consortium Officially Launches Earth BioGenome Project in London
Aj Cheline
November 1, 2018
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November 1, 2018 By Lisa Howard Key scientific partners and funders from around the globe gathered in London today to officially launch the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a global effort to... Read More
Muir Institute Selects Fellows to Further Its Environmental Mission
Aj Cheline
November 8, 2017
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By Lisa Howard November 8, 2017 The John Muir Institute of the Environment at University of California, Davis, is pleased to announce the selection of six UC Davis experts for... Read More
Reconstruction of Ancient Chromosomes Offers Insight Into Mammalian Evolution
Aj Cheline
June 21, 2017
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By Lisa Howard June 21, 2017 What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammal? What would it... Read More
Cow Gene Study Shows Why Most Clones Fail
Aj Cheline
December 9, 2016
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Gene Expression Pinpoints Multiple Anomalies Likely to Lead to Pregnancy Failure for Clones It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but cloning mammals... Read More
How a ‘Nonsense’ Genetic Mutation from a Bull Born in 1962 Caused the Loss of Half a Million Calves Worldwide
Aj Cheline
October 10, 2016
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By Lisa Howard Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief was one of the most prolific bulls in the history of Holstein cattle breeding — but he also introduced a lethal gene... Read More
Research Vice Chancellor Harris Lewin to Step Down
Aj Cheline
February 9, 2016
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By Dana Topousis February 9, 2016 Harris Lewin has decided to return to the faculty in the Department of Evolution and Ecology and the Genome Center after successful service as... Read More