i5K ArthropodGenomes
@arthropod_i5k
The i5K initiative plans to sequence the genomes of 5,000 insect and related arthropod species.
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http://i5k.github.io/ 27-04-2011 10:55:55
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Congrats Agricultural Research Service on completing the 1st high quality genome of the desert locust. Schistocerca gregaria is enormous-just under 9 billion base pairs, nearly 3 times the size of the human genome! Read more here ars.usda.gov/news-events/ne…
The Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 samples and processing subcommittee is seeking to know more about YOUR experience with HMW DNA extractions on diverse taxa via the surveys below -- we'd be very grateful to know more about what has and has not worked -- please RT!
🦗🪲🧬AGSx 2025 Session 1: Insect Genome Biology and Evolution🧬🪲🦗 🎥Recording available 💻youtu.be/ZJGipZARFMk💻 Thanks again to our amazing speakers Hojun Song, Hunter Walt and Megan Fritz! Subscribe to the i5k Community YouTube channel to know when new videos are posted.