Image via WikipediaThe term metagenomics has been in the lexicon of life scientists for a number of years now. More recently this field has been showing rapid progress, particularly as DNA sequencing technology advances in leaps and bounds. The power of metagenomics has been clearly demonstrated in its application to many diverse areas—including characterizing the microbiomes of the human gut, seawater samples, and soil samples—impacting human health, ecology, and agriculture/agronomy. All microbes in a particular specimen can now be catalogued—and useful biomarkers identified—without the need for culturing of these organisms. This type of analysis also provides a truer representation of the in situ conditions present when sampling occurred. This live, video webinar will introduce the viewer to the important field of metagenomics and provide insight into how it can be integrated into their research.
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