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Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
, Microbiology
by ruth on December 22, 2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the official launch of the Human Microbiome Project, the collective genomes of all microorganisms present in or on the human body.
Using metagenomic sequencing, the genomes of 200 microbes that have been isolated from the human body, will be sequenced. Researchers will also begin recruiting healthy Volunteers who will donate samples from the five body regions.
Source: National Human Genome Research Insitute
Photo Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Part of the NIH's Roadmap for Medical Research, the Human Microbiome Project will award a total of $115 million to researchers over the next five years. Initially, researchers will sequence 600 microbial genomes, completing a collection that will total some 1,000 microbial genomes and providing a resource for investigators interested in exploring the human microbiome. Other microbial genomes are being contributed to the collection by individual NIH institutes and internationally funded projects. A meeting between international partners was recently convened to discuss forming an international consortium.
Using metagenomic sequencing, the genomes of 200 microbes that have been isolated from the human body, will be sequenced. Researchers will also begin recruiting healthy Volunteers who will donate samples from the five body regions.
Source: National Human Genome Research Insitute
Photo Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Infection Protection
(12/24/07 10:31am)
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varun
(02/06/08 3:30pm)
i am from india, i have studied microbiology BSC and MSC in biotechnology also persuing MBA from a finest B-school of india, i am passionate about biotech and microbiology i want to take part in human microbe priject.......
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swarupa
(04/01/08 6:43pm)
hi iam swarupa ihave done my ms microbiology i also want to take part in this fentastic shallenging project
Response from:
Y. Winogradsky
(06/16/08 12:40pm)
The EU-funded project MetaHIT (Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract) has an official website available at http://www.metahit.eu
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