Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project

The goals of the Earth Biogenome Project-to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic life on earth-are as daunting as they are ambitious. The Darwin Tree of Life Project was founded to demonstrate the credibility of these goals and to deliver at-scale genome sequences of unprecedented quality for a biogeographic region: the archipelago of islands that constitute Britain and Ireland. The Darwin Tree of Life Project is a collaboration between biodiversity organizations (museums, botanical gardens, and biodiversity institutes) and genomics institutes. Together, we have built a workflow that collects specimens from the field, robustly identifies them, performs sequencing, generates high-quality, curated assemblies,…

• WT
  Wellcome Trust

  Awards: 218328, 206194
• SR
  Sight Research UK

  Awards: NE/N006100/1, NE/L011336/1
• NE
  Natural Environment Research Council

  Awards: NE/N006100/1, NE/L011336/1