Sequencing and Analysis of the Hydra Genome
Chapman, Kirkness et al., Nature
An international research collaboration reports their sequencing and analysis of the Hydra magnipapillata genome, and compare it to the genomes of several other organisms. "The Hydra genome has been shaped by bursts of transposable element expansion, horizontal gene transfer, trans-splicing, and simplification of gene structure and gene content that parallel simplification of the Hydra life cycle," the authors write. They team suggests that comparisons of the Hydra genome to the reported sequences of other animals have helped them to elucidate the evolution of several of the organism's characteristics.
Personal Genome Project to Enroll 100 More Participants This Summer; Seeks to Raise $1.5M in Donations
May 05, 2009
Last fall, the PGP released preliminary exon sequence and other data for its first 10 participants, called the PGP-10. The project is now seeking to enroll 100 additional participants and over time wants to incrementally increase the number of study subjects to 100,000.
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