Today we had a tutorial on the things you need to think about during a genome sequencing project. The first student suggestion for sample selection and handling is good advice for life:
News and updates for the BABS Genome education and outreach initiative of the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW Sydney, Australia. Join us as we sequence, assemble and analyse the genomes of some iconic Australian species.
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Friday, 4 August 2017
Monday, 24 July 2017
We're sequencing snakes! (But the competition's still on...)
Today was the first BABS3291 Genes, Genomes and Evolution lecture and the official opening of the new Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics labs in the shiny new E26 Bioscience South building at UNSW. This seemed like an appropriate day to reveal the chosen organisms for the BABS2017 Genome.
And the answer is... two snake species!
And not just any snakes… the Tiger Snake (left) and Brown snake (right, narrowly avoided by my postdoc Åsa and her partner!) are two of the most deadly snakes in the world. More information will follow in future posts.
Data from the BABS Genome is going to form the core of the seven-week genomics bioinformatics practical at the heart of the coursework for BABS3291. This obviously meant that we needed to start generating data before the course started. We’re still keen to find out what you would like sequenced, though, and the BABS Genome competition remains open for now. Who knows, you may help pick the next genome we do!
Photo Credits
Tiger Snake: Teneche - CC BY-SA 3.0. Location: Banyule Flats Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria.
Brown Snake: Patrick Dessi. Location: Booroomba Rocks, Namadgi National Park, ACT, Australia.
Monday, 17 July 2017
One week to go!
Official launch date for the BABS Genome Project is Monday 24th July to coincide with the start of BABSS3291 Genes, Genomes and Evolution and the official reopening of the Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics in its new home in E26 Bioscience South and UNSW.
It’s not too late to enter the competition!
Thursday, 20 April 2017
The BABS Genome Project
The BABS Genome is a student-centred initiative of the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science (BABS) to sequence and assemble a eukaryotic genome for use in teaching and outreach. Genomic data will be analysed as part of the educational experience for BABS3291: Genes, Genomes and Evolution. Sequencing will be performed with the latest technologies through the Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics at UNSW.
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