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EBP - pdf on EBP

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Earth BioGenome Project (EBP)

The Earth BioGenome Project, sometimes known as EBP for its abbreviation, is a global initiative that aims to unravel the genetic code of every known eukaryotic species on the planet.

This includes around 1 million different species of plants, animals, protozoa, and fungi.

It was officially launched on November 1st, 2018, with the goal of sequencing and cataloging the genomes of all of these eukaryotic species over the course of the next ten years.

The most recent endeavor of a comparable extent and significance was the Human Genome Project, which began in 1990, lasted for the next 13 years, and was eventually completed in 2003.

Through the expenditure of $4 billion, the EBP intends to establish a resource for the investigation of a wide variety of plant and animal species.

The findings of this research project that spanned 10 years would provide scientists with a wealth of information and a wide variety of potential discoveries.

Possible Advantages Obtained From Participating in the

Earth BioGenome Project (EBP)

An open DNA database that contains biological information would be produced as a result of the initiative.

This database would serve as a platform for scientific research and would provide assistance to initiatives relating to the environment and conservation.

After the entire genomes of all known eukaryotic organisms have been sequenced, there will be a seismic shift in our understanding of biology and evolution.

It is anticipated that this will strengthen efforts to maintain biodiversity, help protect it, and restore it.

New resources should be made available to researchers working in the domains of agriculture and medicine.

Make new contributions that will help society as well as individual people.

The effort is also a method to open up new avenues for the treatment of infectious diseases, pharmaceuticals for anti-aging, or even the development of new strategies for the management of food shortages and the manufacture of creative biomaterials. All of these things can be accomplished through the use of this method.

  • Provide some insight into the ways in which invasive species and human activities (such as pollution and the destruction of habitat) impact biodiversity.
  • Create plans for the preservation of rare and endangered species that are supported by evidence.
  • Develop genetic resources with the goal of restoring ecosystems that have been destroyed or exhausted.
  1. Ensure the highest possible returns to society and human welfare (services provided by ecosystems and biological assets):
  • Find new pharmaceutical resources that can benefit the health of humans.
  • Efforts should be made to better control pandemics.
  • Find novel genetic variations that can help improve agriculture in some way, for as by increasing yields or making crops more resistant to disease.
  • Enhance the quality of the environment (including the soil, air, and water).
  • Research into the creation of new biomaterials, energy sources, and biochemical processes should be conducted.
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EBP - pdf on EBP

Course: anatomy and bioinformatics (29bif)

7 Documents
Students shared 7 documents in this course

University: Mangalore University

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Earth BioGenome Project (EBP)
The Earth BioGenome Project, sometimes known as EBP for its
abbreviation, is a global initiative that aims to unravel the genetic
code of every known eukaryotic species on the planet.
This includes around 1.5 million different species of plants, animals,
protozoa, and fungi.
It was officially launched on November 1st, 2018, with the goal of
sequencing and cataloging the genomes of all of these eukaryotic
species over the course of the next ten years.
The most recent endeavor of a comparable extent and significance
was the Human Genome Project, which began in 1990, lasted for
the next 13 years, and was eventually completed in 2003.
Through the expenditure of $4.7 billion, the EBP intends to
establish a resource for the investigation of a wide variety of plant
and animal species.
The findings of this research project that spanned 10 years would
provide scientists with a wealth of information and a wide variety
of potential discoveries.

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