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‘These lowly organised creatures’: Earthworm sample collecting at the Sanger Institute

May 13, 2020October 14, 2020 Matthew Midgley darwin tree of life, earth biogenome project, life on earth, sequencing, tree of life min read

Few organisms have, as Darwin himself wrote, played such an important role in the history of the world.

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25 Genomes Project wrap up blog
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Hasta la VISA, genomes!

December 18, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, darwin tree of life, ragwort, reference genomes, Sanger Life, Sanger Science, truffles min read

From ragworts that are too common and the tricky toughness of truffles to the trials of getting DNA samples a US Visa, Dan Mead gives his personal reflections on project managing the 25 Genomes Project

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Darwin Tree of Life: focusing on fungi and probing plants. Snapshots from the Fungarium at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Image Credit: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Darwin Tree of Life: focusing on fungi and probing plants

November 12, 2018November 21, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, darwin tree of life, fungarium, fungi, kew gardens, plants min read

We have much to thank fungi and plants for, and the Darwin Tree of Life project will help us to unlock even more of their secrets to improve modern life

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The Darwin Tree of Life Project and the Earth BioGenome Project are aiming to sequence all animals, birds, fish, insects and plants in the UK and on earth, respectively
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Sequencing All Life On Earth – Facts and Figures

November 1, 2018January 16, 2020 Communications Team 25 Genomes, darwin tree of life, dna sequencing, earth biogenome project min read

Scientists have announced an ambitious goal to sequence all of life on earth. Here are 10 top facts that help to put the scale of the challenge into perspective…

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The Darwin Tree of Life Project and the Earth BioGenome Project are aiming to sequence all animals, birds, fish, insects and plants in the UK and on earth, respectively
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The quest to sequence all life

November 1, 2018November 7, 2019 Communications Team 25 Genomes, darwin tree of life, dna sequencing, earth biogenome project min read

What will reading the genomes of all life on earth uncover? And how does the Sanger Institute intend to lead the sequencing of an estimated 60,000 species in the UK? Associate Director of the Wellcome Sanger Institute Julia Wilson talks about this ambitious project

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