Chickens and bees are listed as the next batch of genomic sequencing priorities in the United States

Introduction: as the mapping of human and mouse genomes is coming to an end, the United States has identified the next batch of key organisms for genome sequencing, including chickens and bees The successful progress of human genome sequencing not only proves that similar large-scale sequencing programs can be carried out at reasonable cost, but also demonstrates the inestimable value of genome sequence information in biomedical research field, which makes people's interest in mapping other organisms' genomes increase sharply, the National Institute of human genome research said Tuesday To this end, JVs started to determine the next batch of biological lists that need sequencing first last summer, by asking all parties to apply for the project first, and then the expert group will evaluate them According to the importance of the proposed project in the basic research of medicine and biology, and whether the genomic sequence information can be used to the maximum extent finally, experts set priorities for different projects The evaluation results of the expert group of the Institute have been officially approved by the National Advisory Committee on human genome research of the United States on 21 this month In the approved list of JVs, chickens, chimpanzees, several fungi, sea urchins, Tetrahymena, bees, etc are all listed as "high priority" and become the focus of priority mapping, but these creatures rank in no order among each other In addition, rhesus monkeys and a protozoa were rated "medium priority." JVs, a press release issued by the National Human Genome Research Institute of the United States, explained the selection of chickens as the focus of next genome sequencing For example, the Institute pointed out that chicken, as a non mammalian animal, has been widely used in embryo development and other important biomedical fields It is the first organism with bird characteristics that can provide sufficient research resources so far, and chicken genome sequence information has important application value in agriculture Chimpanzee's genome is very similar to human's, the difference is only 1.2% Comparing chimpanzee's genome with human's is expected to deepen the understanding of some human diseases Honeybee is selected because its unique behavior is particularly useful to neurobiologists As a pollinating insect, honeybee is very important in agriculture Moreover, honeybee may become a research model of immunity, allergy, mental illness and longevity JVs said that the above is just the first batch of priorities In the future, other priority sequencing organisms will be successively determined according to the application of the project The National Institute of human genome is the main organization and coordinator of gene sequencing research in the United States, with an annual allocation of about $155 million JVs (author:) to feed Weibo to: