Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St, Petersburg State University, St, Petersburg, Russia.
Gigascience. 2012 Sep 28;1(1):13. doi: 10.1186/2047-217X-1-13.
A unique community-funded project in Puerto Rico has launched whole-genome sequencing of the critically endangered Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata), with interpretation by genome bioinformaticians and students, and deposition into public online databases. This is the first article that focuses on the whole genome of a parrot species, one endemic to the USA and recently threatened with extinction. It provides invaluable conservation tools and a vivid example of hopeful prospects for future genome assessment of so many new species. It also demonstrates inventive ways for smaller institutions to contribute to a field largely considered the domain of large sequencing centers.
波多黎各的一个独特的社区资助项目已经启动了濒危的波多黎各鹦鹉（Amazona vittata）的全基因组测序工作，由基因组生物信息学家和学生进行解释，并将结果存入公共在线数据库。这是第一篇专注于美国特有、最近濒临灭绝的鹦鹉物种全基因组的文章。它为保护工作提供了宝贵的工具，也为未来对许多新物种进行基因组评估提供了充满希望的范例。它还展示了较小的机构为这个被认为主要由大型测序中心主导的领域做出贡献的创新方法。
