Earth Microbiome Project
Earth Microbiome Project Releases First Dataset, Revealing Microbial Diversity
Researchers crowdsourced thousands of microbiome samples to examine global microbial diversity and generate a resource for researchers.
A group from the University of Minnesota found that quantitative and qualitative errors in NGS library prep could be eliminated by changing four parameters in a common workflow.
Team Gearing Up For Gut Microbiome Crowdsourcing Project
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A group of scientists based at several institutions in the US and beyond are getting set to kick off a crowdsourcing study called the "American Gut Project," aimed at assessing gut microbial communities in 10,000 or more individuals in the US in relation to their diet
Eppendorf will help the EMP pilot laboratories develop automated protocols for DNA extraction and library preparation from environmental samples using its epMotion automated pipetting system.
BGI Joins Earth Microbiome Project
The Chinese institute will provide the global metagenomics effort to create a Gene Atlas with sequencing, sampling, informatics, and other genomics support.