Grass Roots Genomics: Using Hong Kong's Emblem to Teach People About DNA

@SCEdmunds@BauhiniaGenome

#HKGenome

Hong Kong’s R&D spend is lowData: WorldBank

Hong Kong’s fears…

https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_gmo/con_gmo.html

How to counter this?Brought to you by: HK CUHK

…and the people of Hong Kong

An emblematic genome project

A historical mystery that needs solving

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Botanical and Afforestation Department, 1903: "The mysterious origin of the tree and its magnificent flowers at once arrest the interest. … So far, all efforts to identify them with any foreign species have failed"

A project that needs supporting

@bauhiniagenome #bauhinawatchhttps://www.facebook.com/BauhiniaGenome

http://bauhiniagenome.hk/

http://igg.me/at/bauhiniahttps://www.paypal.me/HKSSS

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Building skills and awareness in HK

Education: (OER) teaching materials

https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/9147/overview

Education: reproducible research

Education: lets assemble genomes(or at least 4 x transcriptomes)

Education: lets share (OPEN) data

http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/100245

Next: lets teach (OPEN) data analysis

Next: lets teach (OPEN) data analysis

Galaxy-B?

Finally: what can you do to help?

• Spread the word.

• Phenotype: #bauhiniawatch.

• Donate towards whole genomes.

• Help with training ideas.

• Use our materials in training.

Thank you for listening!