Basecamp Research Unveils Trillion Gene Atlas
References: pharmaphorum & newswire
Basecamp Research has introduced the Trillion Gene Atlas, a scientific initiative designed to dramatically expand the genetic data available for training artificial intelligence models in therapeutic development. This project represents a concerted effort to address a major bottleneck in the field — the reliance on a narrow and relatively shallow pool of public genetic information.
By forging a global network of biodiversity partners across dozens of countries, Basecamp Research aims to collect genomic data from over 100 million species and effectively increase the known evolutionary genetic diversity by a factor of 100.
The Trillion Gene Atlas project is made operationally feasible through strategic technology partnerships. Basecamp Research is utilizing Ultima Genomics’ high-throughput sequencing systems and PacBio’s accurate long-read technology, while the computational burden of processing quadrillions of DNA base pairs is managed through NVIDIA’s accelerated computing infrastructure.
Image Credit: Basecamp Research
By forging a global network of biodiversity partners across dozens of countries, Basecamp Research aims to collect genomic data from over 100 million species and effectively increase the known evolutionary genetic diversity by a factor of 100.
The Trillion Gene Atlas project is made operationally feasible through strategic technology partnerships. Basecamp Research is utilizing Ultima Genomics’ high-throughput sequencing systems and PacBio’s accurate long-read technology, while the computational burden of processing quadrillions of DNA base pairs is managed through NVIDIA’s accelerated computing infrastructure.
Image Credit: Basecamp Research
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Massive Biodiversity Genomic Databases — The aggregation of genomic data from millions of species is creating training sets that could reveal previously unseen biological mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets.
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