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Open Call for Sequencing Projects

Dec 09, 2008

Jonathan Eisen points out JGI's Community Sequencing Program whereby researchers can get genomes sequenced for free. All you have to do is write a proposal related to sequencing projects with relevance to global carbon cycling, alternative energy production, and biogeochemistry, and then have it selected by a review committee. JGI says it will begin accepting letters of intent for projects to be completed in 2010 on December 15.

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