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International Consortium Announces Sequencing of Atlantic Salmon Genome
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — An international consortium announced today that it has sequenced the Atlantic salmon genome.
The RFP is "targeting large-scale sequencing centers or a consortium of academic and/or commercial centers that are believed to have the expertise and capacity to participate in a project of this scale."
Salmon Consortium Seeks Sequencing Center
Canada, Chile, and Norway are seeking a center to finish sequencing the Atlantic salmon genome.
Consortium Seeks Next-Gen Sequencing Providers for Second Phase of Atlantic Salmon Genome Project
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Last year, the consortium, which involves researchers, funding agencies, and industry representatives from Canada, Chile, and Norway, awarded a $6 million contract to Beckman Coulter Genomics for the first phase of the project, which uses Sanger sequencing.