Bringing Genomics to Naturalists

Democratizing access to sequencing, modern breeding techniques and natural product discovery will allow people worldwide to engage with nature in new ways.

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Crown Pigeon

GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL SUBDIVISION OF CROWN PIGEONS IN NEW GUINEA AND RAJA AMPAT

By comparing the relatedness of crown pigeon museum specimens using publically available genomes, and correlating this with their collection times and locations, we describe the genetic subdivision of their populations across both space and time.

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Bacillus Tree

INCREASED RESOLUTION OF AMPLICON-BASED TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION

Instead of classifying environmental DNA (eDNA) of bacteria to species based on their 16S rRNA sequences, a comparison of public gene sequences can reveal which gene most accurately delineate species within a genus.

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MAGs

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES IN PIG MANURE

The presence of antimicrobial resistance at pig farms can be probed by mapping eDNA sequences against public databases of antimicrobial resistance genes (AMRs). This mapping of reads against known genes also reveals the relative abundance of different AMRs within each pig farm.

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