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@B10K_Project

The Bird 10,000 genomes (B10K) project is an initiative to generate representative draft genome sequences from all extant bird species.

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Joined July 2015
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Thanks to Prof. Ara Mondadjem, Ben Smit and their team of ornithologists in Eswatini and South Africa. The B10K project has completed a successful field work season and will be able to provide high quality samples for the genus phase and the up coming species phase of
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Southern African birds. Without collaborators in the field willing to do the crucial work for the project we would be at a loss. We move forward in the pursuit of creating high quality genomes for extant birds of the world and to enrich avian scientific research. #B10K #Science
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What to do with so many bird genomes? #BirdBonanza We can study how the genomes are similar and how they differ. The #B10K found that woodpeckers and toucans an unusual proportion of repetitive-repetitive-repetitive-repetitive DNA. Read more nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Love your songbirds 🎶? The #B10K does too and we sequenced 149 new genomes for this group. We also find that their genomes are quite different from other birds. Read more nature.com/articles/s41586-0… #BirdBonanza
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3 papers published today in @Nature present major advances in understanding the evolution of birds & mammals, made possible by innovations in comparative genomics. bit.ly/2UfICK2 #zoonomia #B10K #BirdBonanza @ucsc @HHMINews @BenedictPaten @RubySeadragon
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🦉🦢🦜🦚 #BirdBonanza!! 🕊️🐦 Today, we are releasing 267 newly sequenced bird genomes and comparative resources for 363 bird species in @nature! This was a huge collaborative effort - expand to read more! (1/8) nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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The study was supported by @Carlsbergfondet and @TheBGiGroup. (7/8)
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What’s next? We will continue working on these genomes to better understand bird phylogeny and the genomic basis of the incredible bird diversity. With support from @VILLUMFONDEN, the B10K has also started its Phase III, which will sequence >2200 genomes! 🤯(8/8)
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Nature index 2019. @TheBgiGroup top of globe for corporate in life sciences
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New B10K website is online! b10k.genomics.cn/
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Anyone interested in learning more about B10K or wishing to collaborate, please contact Andrew b10k.genomics.cn/aboutus.htm…
B10K welcomes Andrew Reeve from U. Copenhagen to the project. Andrew will help coordinate sample acquisition for the genus-level phylogeny.
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Follow us the latest progress of B10K phase II on family level at b10k.genomics.cn/progress.ht… sequencing for 165 new species has been finished!
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Samples needed for our family level sequencing: Hypocoliidae, Eupetidae, Pityriaseidae, Pluvianellus, Callaeidae, Hypocoliidae.
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The formal announcement of #B10K project was published in #nature on 3rd June 2015 nature.com/nature/journal/v5…
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