Some News from Down Under: A Map of the Kangaroo Genome

Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO), including University of Melbourne, ANU, WEHI, University of Sydney, University of UNSW and the Australian Genome Research Foundation (AGRF) announced today (yesterday in Oz) that they have built a framework to assemble the genome of a model kangaroo, the tammar wallaby.  DNA sequence data obtained by the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF) with funding from the Victorian government will be arranged using the genome map.

KanGO Director Prof. Jenny Graves said “Australia’s weird and wonderful animals are making crucial contributions. The kangaroo has helped to consolidate Australia’s reputation in this important genomics era,” More importantly the map and DNA sequence may open up new areas of research into how genes are turned on and off during development of all mammals.

Those Aussies…you gotta love ‘em!

 

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