Tree of Life

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Overview

The Tree of Life Programme investigates the diversity of complex organisms (eukaryotes - organisms that have a nucleus) through sequencing and cellular technologies. We generate and use high-quality genome sequences to explore the evolution of life, provide the raw materials for new biotechnology and deliver tools and understanding for biodiversity conservation.

Tree of Life Twitter channel

The Tree of Life Programme has a Twitter feed of its latest developments, projects and work. To keep up to date with the latest news, please visit: https://twitter.com/sangertol

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Biodiversity is very unevenly distributed across the tree of life. While the evolution of new species typically takes millions of years, ...

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We are interested in all aspects of gene regulation by non-coding RNA. Current research themes include: miRNA biology and pathology, miRNA ...

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Tree of Life Assembly

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The Tree of Life assembly team develops and maintains QC, assembly and analysis pipelines as part of the Tree of Life ...

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Tree of Life Core Laboratory Team

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The Core Laboratory team provides molecular biology support for all projects within the Tree of Life Programme.

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Tree of Life Delivery and Operations

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Programme management, operations management and support team for the Tree of Life Programme

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Tree of Life Enabling Platforms

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Our team is responsible for writing and maintaining the core software used in the Tree of Life programme. We work closely ...

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Tree of Life Informatics Infrastructure

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The Informatics Infrastructure team oversees the implementation and delivery of the genome assembly pipelines in the Tree of Life programme, and ...

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Tree of Life Project Management and Operations

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The Project Management & Operations team supports and facilitates the cutting-edge science of the Tree of Life programme. This takes many forms: ...

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Tree of Life Sample Management

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Our team oversees the supply of samples – collected from organisms in the field or from the laboratory – that feed into the ...

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Prof Gene Myers

Since 2012 Gene Myers has been the founding director of the Systems Biology Center – Dresden (CSBD) that is part of the ...

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Collaborations

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The project provides extremely high-quality reference genomes for any Anopheles malaria vector species required by the research community to better understand ...

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Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project

An ambitious project to read the genomes of 1,000 freshwater and marine species that represent more than 500 symbiotic relationships, ...

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BIOSCAN

The BIOSCAN project aims to study the genetic diversity of 1,000,000 flying insects from across the UK. Insects from ...

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Darwin Tree of Life Project

The Darwin Tree of Life Project, led by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, plans to read the genomes of all known species ...

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Darwin Tree of Life Public Engagement Programme

The Darwin Tree of Life public engagement programme will deliver a wide array of opportunities for audiences around the UK to ...

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The ANOSPP Project

The ANOSPP Project aims to inform and improve vector control by improving understanding of the diversity of mosquito species that transmit ...

Data

Data set

Genome Notes - Darwin Tree of Life

Genome Notes are the DNA sequences of the reference genomes of the 70,000 UK species of Britain and Ireland as ...

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Vertebrate Genomes Sequencing

The Sanger Institute is developing a major programme in biological diversity genome sequencing across the tree of life. One of the ...

Tree of Life

Overview

Tree of Life Twitter channel

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Tree of Life Assembly

Tree of Life Core Laboratory Team

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Tree of Life Enabling Platforms

Tree of Life Informatics Infrastructure

Tree of Life Project Management and Operations

Tree of Life Sample Management

Related International Fellows and Honorary Faculty

Prof Gene Myers

Associated research

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Genome Notes - Darwin Tree of Life

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