Earth BioGenome Project

Earth BioGenome Project
DurationNovember 1, 2018 – 2028
Websitewww.earthbiogenome.org

The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is an initiative that aims to sequence and catalog the genomes of all of Earth's currently described eukaryotic species over a period of ten years.[1] The initiative would produce an open DNA database of biological information that provides a platform for scientific research and supports environmental and conservation initiatives.[2] A scientific paper presenting the vision for the project was published in PNAS in April 2018,[3] and the project officially launched November 1, 2018.[4]

The initiative was inspired by Human Genome Project, and emerged during November 2015 meeting between Harris Lewin (UCD), Gene E. Robinson (IGB) and W. John Kress (Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History).[3][5] In February 2017, at major conference on genomics and biodiversity organized by the Smithsonian Institution and BGI in Washington, D.C. was supported project's 10-year plan and organizational structure.[3]

  1. ^ "Life on Earth to have its DNA analysed in the name of conservation". Nature. 563 (7730): 155–156. November 2018. Bibcode:2018Natur.563..155.. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07323-y. PMID 30401859.
  2. ^ "Sequencing the world". The Economist. January 23, 2018. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Lewin HA, Robinson GE, Kress WJ, Baker WJ, Coddington J, Crandall KA, et al. (April 2018). "Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (17): 4325–4333. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.4325L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1720115115. PMC 5924910. PMID 29686065.
  4. ^ "Scientists Launch Effort to Map DNA of Every Species". The Presidential Daily Brief: Intriguing. OZY. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Daley J (5 November 2018). "Ambitious Project to Sequence Genomes of 1.5 Million Species Kicks Off". Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 December 2018.