Genome analyses helped by bioinformatics: MetaBLE
A dozen of organisations from all over the world will unite around an innovative project: MetaBLE.
The main idea behind this project is to promote advanced bioinformatics in genome analyses research to discover new biocatalysts and, thus improve industrial bioprocesses.
This project is completed now. If interested, feel free to contact us.
Bioinformatics helping genome analysis: introduction
Once a genome is entirely known, we can find a vast amount of information in practically any area of biological research. This is why more than 4000 organisms have seen their genome analyzed during the past decade.
For instance, analysis of the human genome can help to understand diseases and then help to develop new medicines.
Moreover, the analysis of microbial genomes can also influence the research on evolution.
Bioinformatics in this field is crucial to speed up the analysis of genomic data.
Bioinformatics helping genome analysis: project description
The main goal of the MetaBLE project is to identify the general mechanisms of environmental adaptation and to discover new biocatalysts to be exploited for industrial processes.
The first objective is to improve the services and tools available for genome sequence analysis.
Then, the discovery and optimization of new enzymes and new metabolic pathways will rely on the study of extremophiles, a source of enzymes with enormous stability under conditions regarded as incompatible with biological materials.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 645693 (MetaBLE).
