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NSF backs project to sequence Antarctic genomes
Original: NSF backs research collaboration to sequence Antarctic genomes
The US National Science Foundation is funding a new research collaboration to sequence the genomes of Antarctic organisms. The effort, which includes University of California, Berkeley researchers, aims to map the genetic makeup of life in the frozen continent, shedding light on how species adapt to extreme cold and informing conservation as climate change reshapes polar ecosystems.
Why now: The NSF's new funding for large-scale Antarctic genome sequencing has just been announced, drawing attention from the scientific community.
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