BIOFLAME
BIOFLAME will study the DNA "fingerprints" of biological evolution to trace the way species adapt to environmental extremes. We will use state-of-the-art genomics technology to investigate the DNA of individuals, populations, natural communities and entire ecosystems, synthesising information across all these different scales of life. While surveying gene sequences and their functions, we will assess the potential for commercial exploitation. Objectives are to: Understand how the genomes of different species influence their responses to environmental variation and change at the level of individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems; Find out how climate change influences biodiversity and affects important ways the ecosystem functions within the Antarctic and globally; Determine the role of Antarctica and extreme environments in evolutionary change and the development of global biodiversity. BIOFLAME will link to GEACEP, ACES and DISCOVERY 2010. Component projects of BIOFALME are: BIOFLAME-BIOPEARL: BIOdiversity dynamics: Phylogeography, Evolution And Radiation of Life and BIOFLAME-BIOREACH: BIOlogical Responses to Extreme Antarctic Conditions and Hyper-extremes http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/bas_research/current_programmes/bioflame.php
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