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Grizzly bear genome sequenced
Within in its 37 pairs of chromosomes, scientists have mapped the precise location of genes, coding and non-coding, throughout the grizzly bear genome.
2,000,000,000,000,000!
Dr. Richard Moore, Sequencing Group Leader, reports that the GSC has surpassed two petabases of sequence data.
Beluga whale genome sequenced
Heartbreaking loss has led to a leap in progress for beluga whale conservation science: the beluga genome has been sequenced for the first time.
Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre respectfully acknowledges that we operate on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) nations who have cared and nurtured this land for all time. We give thanks, as uninvited guests, to be able to live and work on these lands.
