Genomics for a changing planet: sequencing the living world

Overview

Genomic sequencing of plants, animals, and environmental microbes offers a wealth of data to inform our understanding of climate change and shape mitigation strategies. However, the widespread use of sequencing is hindered by the limitations of legacy platforms that require specialised facilities, rely on short reads that miss critical regions of genomes, and depend on workflows that are impractical outside centralised laboratories.

This review introduces how a global community of researchers are now harnessing Oxford Nanopore sequencing to study the far-reaching impacts of climate change and take action.

In this white paper, you will:

• Discover how scientists are using Oxford Nanopore sequencing to revolutionise agricultural research, from assembling plant and animal genomes to tackling pathogens
• Find out how researchers are monitoring biodiversity and generating data to inform conservation strategies through in situ nanopore sequencing at the point of need
• Learn how researchers are revealing deep insights into complex environmental microbiomes using unrestricted Oxford Nanopore read lengths