News

  • G10K in the News: Unraveling the Origins
    Monday, March 1, 2010
    <p>Almost 150 years to the day that Charles Darwin’s seminal work "On the Origin of Species" was published, scientists around the world proposed the creation of a genome zoo; a project called Genome 10K aimed at uncovering the origins of 10,000 vertebrate species by genome sequencing--or mapping their genetic material.</p>
  • G10K in the News: Sequencing's new race: $1000 or bust.
    Thursday, February 25, 2010
    <p>In 2004, the Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technology funding opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invited companies to submit grant applications describing novel ways to reduce the cost of sequencing a human genome to $1000. Since then, the funding opportunity has been renewed as the $1000 Genome Initiative, emphasizing the goal that will revolutionize human genomic research.</p>
  • G10K in the News: Hearing on "The state of research infrastructure at U.S. Universities"
    Tuesday, February 23, 2010
    Computing has become an integral part of the fabric of experimental and theoretical science. All but the simplest laboratory experiments are performed under computer control, the data is analyzed using software running on a personal computer or small compute cluster, and the results compared with the latest theories through computational simulations on high performance computers. ... The proposed Genome 10K project is an example of the future of genomic research.
  • Scientists propose a "genome zoo" of 10,000 vertebrate species Scientists propose a "genome zoo" of 10,000 vertebrate species
    Wednesday, November 4, 2009
    An international consortium of scientists plans to assemble a genomic zoo--a collection of DNA sequences for 10,000 vertebrate species, approximately one for every vertebrate genus.