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A huge project is underway to sequence the genome of every complex species on Earth

  • Written by: Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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The Earth Biogenome Project, a global consortium that aims to sequence the genomes of all complex life on earth (some 1.8 million described species) in ten years, is ramping up.

The project’s origins, aims and progress are detailed in two multi-authored papers publishedtoday. Once complete, it will forever change the way...

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