Science Daily January 17, 2022
The Earth BioGenome Project, or EBP was launched in November 2018 to provide a complete DNA sequence catalog of all 1.8 million named species of plants, animals, and fungi as well as eukaryotes. The project functions as an international network of networks, coordinating numerous group-specific, regional, and national-scale efforts. The first two years of the EBP represented the startup phase. The goal for phase 1, through 2023, is to produce reference genomes representing about 9,400 taxonomic families. In addition to the International Scientific Committee, which develops standards for the project, the EBP has also formed committees on Ethics, Legal and Social Issues and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The new phase of the EBP is marked with a collection of papers published this week (Jan. 17) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describing the project’s goals, achievements to date and next steps…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ