To help protect Africa’s biodiversity and aid its agriculture, DAISEA_AfricaBP aims to sequence every plant, animal, and other eukaryotes native to the continent—estimated at more than 100,000 species.
today, calls on governments, in Africa and beyond; international partners; and donors to commit $1 billion over the next decade.spoke to the scientist about why the work is needed and the future of biogenomics in Africa.Q: Tell us about the African BioGenome Project? When I started my Ph.D. I searched sequence databases for genomes of plants and animals in Africa—not much was there. About 12 years ago I was interested in how fishes adapt to environmental conditions through the help of parasites.
, which has three goals that are related to biological resources. In 2022, we should start to understand the genetics of these biological resources. Africa is not yet where it needs to be when it comes to a capacity for genomics and bioinformatics. Although several groups across Africa have been involved in genomics and bioinformatics, especially within the human space, more still needs to be done on nonhumans. By doing this in Africa it helps build the capacity that we need.
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