The Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project

Authors

  • Elisabet Tintó-Font Institut de Salut Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona
  • Helga Simon-Molas Department of Experimental Immunology and Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Països Baixos
  • Oriane Hidalgo Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB), CSIC - Ajuntament de Barcelona
  • Roderic Guigó Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG), Universitat Pompeu Fabra i Institut d’Estudis Catalans
  • Montserrat Corominas Universitat de Barcelona i Institut d’Estudis Catalans

Keywords:

biodiversity, genome, genomics, sequencing.

Abstract

The major advances in genome sequencing technologies, together with the reduction of the costs involved, allow genomics to be used for the first time in history to help to characterise molecularly both the known species on Earth and those still remaining to be identified. The Earth BioGgenome Project (EBP) is an international initiative that aims to sequence, catalogue and characterise the genomes of all the Earth’s eukaryote biodiversity. Structured as an international network of networks, it seeks to create a new basis for biology in order to look for the molecular bases of many unique characters in species, to find solutions for preserving biodiversity, and to contribute to the welfare and the economic improvement of our societies. The Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project forms one of the nodes of the network. Its goal is to characterise and catalogue the genome of the eukaryote species living in the territories of Catalan language and culture.

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Author Biographies

Helga Simon-Molas, Department of Experimental Immunology and Department of Hematology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Països Baixos



Montserrat Corominas, Universitat de Barcelona i Institut d’Estudis Catalans



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Vol. 72 (2022)

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