Bauhinia Genome

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Building Genetic Literacy Through Decoding The Hong Kong Emblem, พฤ. 30 ต.ค. 2568 19:00 | Meetup Far outpacing Moore's law, the growth of genomics, sequencing the genetic code of all living organisms, has been [predicted to overtake](http://journals.plos.org/plosbiolog

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Plant s*x can be complicated, and sometimes only haplotyped (phased) genomes will do to answer scientific questions such as how does s*x determination work?

The s*x lives of sea buckthorns. Comparative genomics of male and female Hippophae angiosperms to understand its XY s*x determination system.

The genome of Hippophae salicifolia provides new insights into the s*xual differentiation of sea buckthorn https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giaf046

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A #101 on the sample collection and processing for setting up a planetary-scale biodiversity genome project.

Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation

Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation Abstract. The Earth BioGenome Project has the extremely ambitious goal of generating, at scale, high-quality reference genomes across the entire Tree of Li

Have we got news for you. Mission Accomplished! The Bauhinia genome is now completely sequenced and assembled, and we have a definitive answer for the parentage. Read more in the blog.

http://bauhiniagenome.hk/2025/04/mission-accomplished-for-bauhinia-genome/

The work behind this is published in GigaScience https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giaf044

A mammoth undertaking, assembling a complete T2T (Telomere-to-Telomere) genome of the octoploid strawberry (humans are only diploid - so this has nearly 5x the number of genes.

A telomere-to-telomere phased genome of an octoploid strawberry reveals a receptor kinase conferring anthracnose resistance

A telomere-to-telomere phased genome of an octoploid strawberry reveals a receptor kinase conferring anthracnose resistance AbstractBackground. Cultivated strawberry (Fragaria xananassa Duch.), an allo-octoploid species arising from at least 3 diploid progenitors, poses a challe

Population genomics helping conservation strategies of an iconic Hong Kong species: the Chinese pangolin.

Enhancing inbreeding estimation and global conservation insights through chromosome-level assemblies of the Chinese and Malayan pangolin

Enhancing inbreeding estimation and global conservation insights through chromosome-level assemblies of the Chinese and Malayan pangolin Abstract. A high-quality reference genome coupled with resequencing data is a promising strategy to address issues in conservation genomics. This has great

Another reason flowering trees in the legume family like our Hong Kong Bauhinia are so interesting - each species has a matching microbial partner that lives in its root nodules. And the reintroductions of tree species can often fail without the right microbiome to support them.

‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected? Seeds from the last toromiro, unique to remote Easter Island, were taken away in the 1960s. Now, after a crucial discovery gave hope for its survival, it is making a return

Getting into the weeds of plant genomics data sharing. A new white-paper identifying the limitations of data standards, metadata deficiencies, data interoperability, data ownership, data availability, user skill level, resource availability, and equity issues in agricultural genomics research.

Data reuse in agricultural genomics research: challenges and recommendations Abstract. The scientific community has long benefited from the opportunities provided by data reuse. Recognizing the need to identify the challenges and bo

The Echidna: bonkers genome for a bonkers species. Important data for understanding the evolution of multiple s*x chromosome system in egg laying mammals

Chromosome-level echidna genome illuminates evolution of multiple s*x chromosome system in monotremes AbstractBackground. A thorough analysis of genome evolution is fundamental for biodiversity understanding. The iconic monotremes (platypus and echidna) fea