marine genomics

Metagenomic Sequence Analyses Lead to Marine Microbe Genomes With Potential Biotech Applications

Researchers put together a global ocean microbiome genome catalog with marine metagenomes, identifying new CRISPR systems, antimicrobials, and plastic-degrading enzymes.

Illumina, Minderoo Foundation Ink A$40M Partnership on Marine Life Sequencing

The partners will collaborate to create high-quality reference genomes for marine vertebrates to help identify unknown sequences from seawater.

BGI Opens Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Inks Agreements With Queensland Researchers

BGI will work with researchers in Australia on agricultural and human health projects, and will seek new partnerships across the region.

Genome Sequence Provides Peek at Visual Capabilities of Pacific Bluefin Tuna

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Patterns in the Pacific bluefin tuna genome suggest the fish may owe some of its predatory prowess to adaptations involving visual pigment genes.

Genome Study Offers Hints to Unusual Traits in Platyfish

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – In a study appearing online this week in Nature Genetics, researchers described findings from an effort to sequence and scrutinize the genome of platyfish, Xipho

Mar 19, 2013