Genome Sequencing Content

Biodiversity Genomics Europe Aims to Reverse Biodiversity Loss

Andy Fell — September 28, 2022 - 10:25am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis is a collaborating partner in a new European effort to use DNA data to characterise and conserve life on Earth. The Biodiversity Genomics Europe consortium, launched Sept. 26, is affiliated with the Earth BioGenome Project, which has its administrative headquarters at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis. Harris Lewin, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis, chairs the EBP Working Group.

Coast Redwood and Sequoia Genome Sequences Completed

Katherine E Kerlin — December 16, 2021 - 10:30am

Scientists have completed the sequences for the coast redwood and giant sequoia genomes.

National Survey Shows Different Bacteria on Cellphones and Shoes

Andy Fell — June 09, 2020 - 4:06pm

The largest study of its kind in the U.S. shows thousands of different types of bacteria living on cellphones and shoes, including groups that have barely been studied by scientists.

“This highlights how much we have to learn about the microbial world around us,” said David Coil, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, Genome Center and first author on the paper, published June 9 in the journal PeerJ.

How Do Scientists Assemble A Genome?

Anonymous — June 25, 2019 - 4:18pm

A genome contains all the genetic information needed to create and maintain an individual. Sequencing a genome helps scientists better understand genomes and their role in creating organisms. When scientists sequence a genome, they take an organism’s DNA and determine the order of its base pairs, which are coded by the letters A, C, T and G. These lettered pairs comprise the “rungs” of the ladder-like DNA double helix, which serves as an organism’s unique genetic blueprint.

THE DOWNLOAD: Trees, Trees, Trees

Cody Kitaura — July 10, 2018 - 1:05pm

Of the two million acres of redwood trees in California prior to the Gold Rush, 95 percent of those old-growth forests no longer exist, primarily due to clear-cutting. CBS News’ Sunday Morning recently featured distinguished professor David Neale and his research team, along with the Save the Redwoods League.

Neale is sequencing the genome of the Coast redwood tree to help preserve future populations.

Genome of Wheat Ancestor Sequenced

Amy M Quinton — November 15, 2017 - 11:00am

Sequencing the bread wheat genome has long been considered an almost insurmountable task, due to its enormous size and complexity. Yet it is vitally important for the global food supply, providing more than 20 percent of the calories and 23 percent of the protein consumed by humans.

Now, an international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, has come a step closer to solving the puzzle by sequencing the genome of a wild ancestor of bread wheat known as Aegilops tauschii, a type of goatgrass.

Genome Sequencing May Help Avert Banana Armageddon

Patricia Bailey — August 11, 2016 - 2:42pm

Researchers at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis and in the Netherlands have used genome sequencing to reveal how three fungal diseases have evolved into a lethal threat to the global banana crop.