Launch of global effort to read genetic code of all complex life on earth
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 11:20
in Biology & Nature
The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a global effort to sequence the genetic code, or genomes, of all 1.5 million known animal, plant, protozoan and fungal species on Earth, officially launches today (1 November) as key scientific partners and funders from around the globe gather in London, UK to discuss progress in organising and funding the project.