The effort comes as the United Nations warns that an estimated one million plant and animal species are at risk of becoming extinct within the coming decades.
that an estimated one million plant and animal species are at risk of becoming extinct within the coming decades.
By DNA sequencing life on Earth, the researchers have goals of benefitting human welfare, protecting biodiversity and better understanding ecosystems. working under the Earth BioGenome Project, told Saberi."We need the services that these plants and animals and fungi give us...so by understanding how they do it, we can help humans as well."
The lengthy process begins with researchers like Harley who help search for species. The collected specimens are then sent for sorting before they're shipped off to sequencing labs. The data is then shared online.
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