Sequencing Zooplankton Genome.

Posted by Alex in Science & Tech on May 5, 2006 at 3:35 pm


Census of Marine Zooplankton captured thousands of microscopic animal specimens from the ocean bottom in an effort to map their DNA:

The latest research cruise in the ongoing Census of Marine Zooplankton project pulled weird and wonderful looking organisms up from as deep as 5000 metres, far surpassing the 1000 m depth of previous expeditions.

The goal of the project is to create a comprehensive genetic "encyclopaedia" of all the zooplankton species that live in the open ocean by 2010.

The picture on the left is that of Clio pyramidata, a swimming snail and one of the first zooplankton to have its genes sequenced.

Link | CMarZ Project (video goodness: Link)


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