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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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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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