Genetics of the African cheetah continues to surprise and excite researchers
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 11:49
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at Nova Southeastern University (NSU's) Genome Bioinformatics Center the announced the release of a reference genome sequence of the African cheetah, (Acinonyx jubatus,) a critically endangered species that informed, even empowered, the field of conservation genetics. Working with collaborators at Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St. Petersburg State University in Russia, BGI-Shenzhen in China (a genome sequencing powerhouse) and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Otjiwarongo, Namibia (a premier global conservation organization,) the 35-author team accomplished a detailed innovative analysis that illuminates our understanding of both the successes and perils of this unrivalled evolutionary creation.