2025/01/01 by Mark Blaxter, Cibele G. Sotero-Caio, Katharine Barker +13 · 2 voices · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research #Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/gigascience/giaf041
The Earth BioGenome Project has the extremely ambitious goal of generating, at scale, high-quality reference genomes across the entire Tree of Life. Currently in its first phase, the project is targeting family-level representatives and is progressing rapidly. Here we outline recommended standards and considerations in sample acquisition and processing for those involved in biodiverse reference genome creation. These standards and recommendations will evolve with advances in related processes. Additionally, we discuss the challenges raised by the ambitions for later phases of the project, highlighting topics related to sample collection and processing that require further development.