26 februari 2010, 03:01
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Secretaris-Generaal VN
Geregistreerd: 26 september 2003
Locatie: van Lissabon tot Vladivostok
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BGI to Sequence Tiger, Lion, and Leopard Species This Year
16 feb 2010
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Chinese genomics institute BGI and collaborators are embarking on a project to sequence the genomes of the lion, tiger, and leopard, BGI said last week.
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The "International Big Cats Genome Project," announced just before the start of the Chinese year of the tiger last weekend, is part of BGI's goal to sequence the genomes of 1,000 plant and animal reference species over the next two years.
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BGI will sequence the genomes using Illumina's HiSeq 2000 platform, and will form a research consortium for the data analysis.
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The three zoos involved in the project will provide the DNA samples, although BGI would welcome additional samples, for example to study genetic variation, according to the spokesperson.
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