PNAS: There is still a big gap in the exploration of animal genome sequencing

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In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, researchers from Washington State University (WSU) and Brigham Young University warn that current efforts have ignored Lots of diversity and opportunities

The analysis found that the genomes of nearly 3,300 animal species have been sequenced and assembled.

"As the genome assembly accumulates rapidly, we want to think about where our efforts are

Hominid, which includes great apes and humans, has the closest genome data, but the human genome is not the longest: this title belongs to the Australian lungfish

"We are interested in ourselves, which is not necessarily a bad thing," said Paul Frandsen, the corresponding author of the paper and an assistant professor at Brigham Young University

The authors of the research report Hortarin, Flanders and Joanna Kelly, associate professor at Washington State University also pointed out that the vast majority of gene sequencing work takes place in developed countries.

In recent years, several large-scale genome sequencing efforts have been announced, including the Earth BioGenome Initiative, which has set an ambitious goal for all eukaryotic organisms (including animals and bacteria) within the next 10 years And single-celled organisms) for sequencing

As of June 2021, there are currently more than 3,300 animal genome combinations.

This group of scientists proposed that one way to help promote more work in this area is to develop infrastructure and involve more researchers from countries in the global South, especially in tropical regions, where there also happens to be a lot of animal diversity

Hortalin said: "If we want to build a global discipline, we need to include people from all over the world

Magazine

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI

10.

Methodological research

content analysis

Subject of research

animal

Article title

The genome sequence of each animal: where are we now?

Article publication date

3-December-2021