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Capturing Darwin's dream
Author(s) -
Glenn Travis C.,
Faircloth Brant C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/1755-0998.12574
Subject(s) - darwin (adl) , biology , massively parallel , dream , context (archaeology) , massive parallel sequencing , dna sequencing , evolutionary biology , computer science , dna , genetics , parallel computing , paleontology , software engineering , neuroscience
Abstract Evolutionary biologists from Darwin forward have dreamed of having data that would elucidate our understanding of evolutionary history and the diversity of life. Sequence capture is a relatively old DNA technology, but its use is growing rapidly due to advances in (i) massively parallel DNA sequencing approaches and instruments, (ii) massively parallel bait construction, (iii) methods to identify target regions and (iv) sample preparation. We give a little historical context to these developments, summarize some of the important advances reported in this special issue and point to further advances that can be made to help fulfill Darwin's dream.