European genome plan

Network plan for genome progress

sequence is the exclusive source of heritable information. Epigenetic changes are independent of the genetic code, but nevertheless can be passed on to offspring. " There may even be an epigenetic code that can determine patterns of gene expression over many cell generations, " says Jenuwein. The new network will create a virtual institute with three central activities: a joint research program...

10KP: A phylodiverse genome sequencing plan

Understanding plant evolution and diversity in a phylogenomic context is an enormous challenge due, in part, to limited availability of genome-scale data across phylodiverse species. The 10KP (10,000 Plants) Genome Sequencing Project will sequence and characterize representative genomes from every major clade of embryophytes, green algae, and protists (excluding fungi) within the next 5 years. ...

The Populus Genome Science Plan Tissue Culture & Transformation Panel

Background Although scientists often generically refer to the procedure by which plants are genetically engineered as “transformation”, it really entails two separate processes. The first, transformation, involves stable integration of DNA into the chromosome of an individual plant cell. The second step, regeneration, is the process by which individual transformed cells are coaxed, through horm...

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European Union Action Plan to Combat Drugs

Primitive Duplicate Hox Clusters in the European Eel's Genome

The enigmatic life cycle and elongated body of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L., 1758) have long motivated scientific enquiry. Recently, eel research has gained in urgency, as the population has dwindled to the point of critical endangerment. We have assembled a draft genome in order to facilitate advances in all provinces of eel biology. Here, we use the genome to investigate the eel's c...