Luis Cunha

Luis Cunha

Jun 07, 2016

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104% Thank you!!! Fully funded!

Dear friends,

We want to express our sincere gratitude toeveryone who donated and shared this project. This was an amazing adventure andthe first step of a beautiful story, soon to be revealed. The volcanic earthwormfeels humbled by your generosity and enthusiasm.

We want to keep you updated about anydevelopments that may come in this project. Keep an eye on the project webpageand feel free to ask any questions. We will be preparing the USB flash drivesas soon as we have a draft genome and you will be contacted in order to get your address details. The latest information we have about the sequencing is that itwill be happening this fall.

Meanwhile we wait for the sequencing, wewill keep you entertained with our methods and lab notes sections where weintend to show every step further of this project so everyone can follow theentire research process from start to finish. Feel free to comment and discuss.We really want to make you feel part of this endeavour.

Cheers!

Luis, Pete, Dave, Sam and Rafa

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About This Project

We want to tell you a story that is over half a billion years old. The earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus is an animal that has evolved to live in an extraordinary environment, a volcanic geothermal field in Sao Miguel Island, one of the nine Islands in Azores Archipelago. By sequencing Pontoscolex’s genome we aim to reveal how this remarkable animal is able to live in the most challenging environmental conditions, such as high temperatures, acid soils, and an incredible low oxygen level.

Blast off!

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