Quantity in Search of Quality: Los Alamos National Laboratory Makes a Case for Improving Algae Genome Data
Microalgae culture growing in a custom photobioreactor system designed and built at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Image courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Quality genomic data can improve the development of algal biofuels and bioproducts by showing scientists which algae strains are best suited for certain tasks. However, not all datasets are created equal. Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) reviewed the current state of public databases and the accepted methodology for assessing genomes.
Read the researchers findings and strategies to improve sequencing protocols.
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