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Sequencing on the Farm

Charles C. Kayuki from the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute in Mikocheni, Tanzania, presented at London Calling 2019 on “Portable DNA sequencing in remote East African farms.” They are using genomics to fight plant pathogens, focusing on cassava. Kayuki explained that it is an easy crop to grow and drought-resistant. It is susceptible to two important […]
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Rapid Biodiversity Assessments thorough mtDNA Sequencing

Mariana Corrales Orozco from EAFIT University in Colombia spoke at London Calling 2023 about “Revolutionizing biodiversity research: Oxford Nanopore sequencing for the rapid and accurate identification of endangered species.” They started with heat maps depicting species diversity and the challenges of identifying new species. Typically, an expert taxonomist examines a sample. This approach requires sacrificing […]
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