AuscandocApr 12, 2024

“research is part of the #Bird 10,000 Genomes (#B10K) Project, which aims to sequence the #genomes of all living bird species and involves scientists from many countries working together for nearly a decade now.

The team plans to continue its efforts to construct a complete picture of #BirdEvolution. Biologists are working on sequencing the genomes of additional #BirdSpecies in the hopes of expanding the family tree to include thousands of bird genera.” #BirdsOfMastodon https://mastodon.green/@mongabay/112257413826540855

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An international team of scientists has created the largest and most detailed bird family tree ever, spanning 93 million years and representing 92% of bird families species, using cutting-edge computational methods and a supercomputer to analyze vast amounts of genomic data. By Liz Kimbrough https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/a-new-and-improved-bird-family-tree-shows-rapid-post-dinosaur-evolution/ #News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Birds

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CellBioNewsApr 2, 2024

A frozen chunk of #genome rewrites our understanding of #bird #evolution.

#B10K #systematics #Neoaves

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-frozen-chunk-genome-rewrites-bird.html

A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of bird evolution

An enormous meteor spelled doom for most dinosaurs 65 million years ago. But not all. In the aftermath of the extinction event, birds—technically dinosaurs themselves—flourished.

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CellBioNewsApr 2, 2024

Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved #bird family tree.

#bioinformatics #phylogenomics #B10K #evolution #biodiversity

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-tools-fuel-reconstruction-bird-family.html

Computational tools fuel reconstruction of new and improved bird family tree

An international team of scientists has built the largest and most detailed bird family tree to date—an intricate chart delineating 93 million years of evolutionary relationships between 363 bird species, representing 92% of all bird families.

Phys.org