Tagged: genomics

Genomes galore on the horizon - Chicken or Egg

Hilary Miller • Nov 10, 2009 •

• evolution,
• genomics,
• New Zealand

When the first human genome sequenced was published in 2003, it represented the culmination of 13 years of work and cost nearly 3 billion dollars to complete.  In the six years since then an additional 55 vertebrate genome sequences have been produced, and the technology has moved on to the extent that sequencing genomes is [...] … Read More

What good is a genome anyway? - Chicken or Egg

Hilary Miller • Sep 30, 2009 •

• genetics,
• genomics

I read an interesting post by Olivia Judson at the New York Times blog a few weeks ago, which asked if you could sequence any genome, what would you choose?  Olivia’s choice was the coelacanth- a worthy choice, given that the coelacanth may represent the ancestor of all tetrapods (the amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).  No prizes [...] … Read More