The new family tree was published in Nature on April 1st, 2024
The Bird 10,000 Genomes (B10K) Project is an initiative to generate representative draft genome sequences from all extant bird species. The project aims to reconstruct the tree of life with full genome data, reveal the genomic basis of global bird diversity, and assess the impact of environmental change on diversity.
The new family tree was published in Nature on April 1st, 2024
Finished the Danish Bird Genomes
Finalized the phylogenomic study of bird family
The sequenced species reached to 3000
The sequenced species reached to 2000
Published the penguin genome program in Nature Communications
Initiated species phase program
Initiative of Danish Bird Genome Program
The sequenced species reached to 1000
Published the first result of family phase in Nature
Published the first result of family phase in Nature
We hosted the 2nd B10K Consortium Workshop in Copenhagen with approximately 60 participants attending both online and offline. The conference centered around a series of discussions on utilizing whole-genome data from large-scale bird species to address fundamental scientific questions regarding bird evolution and diversification processes.
Initiated genus phase sequencing
Collected 365 bird genomes with contribution from individual groups
Finished family phase sequencing for 283 species
Formally announced B10K in Nature
And initiated family phase program
Finished order phase program
Published in special issue in Science and other journals
Finished order phase sequencing
Initiation of Avian Phylogenomics Project (B10K order phase)
The Bird 10,000 Genomes (B10K) Project is an initiative to generate representative draft genome sequences from all extant bird species. Based on the success of the previous ordinal level project , the project provided the first proof of concept in large-scale sequencing across a vertebrate class and a perspective on such discoveries that these genomes can make. The announcement of the B10K Project was published on 3rd June 2015 in Nature.
See About us page for contact info of B10K project organizers