Erich Jarvis

So we're trying to take one or two individuals per species and sequence the genetic code, the entire code of that animal that represents that species, and do that for everybody. And we're putting it into a database that we're calling Genome Arc, with the pun intended, like, you know, an arc to basically save the genetic code of all species on the planet.

So we're trying to take one or two individuals per species and sequence the genetic code, the entire code of that animal that represents that species, and do that for everybody. And we're putting it into a database that we're calling Genome Arc, with the pun intended, like, you know, an arc to basically save the genetic code of all species on the planet.

So we're trying to take one or two individuals per species and sequence the genetic code, the entire code of that animal that represents that species, and do that for everybody. And we're putting it into a database that we're calling Genome Arc, with the pun intended, like, you know, an arc to basically save the genetic code of all species on the planet.

What makes a bird a bird? What makes a mammal a mammal? What makes a fish a fish? With all these species sequenced, we will be able to dig in and find those things that make each lineage different from another. And Eric says there's another reason. There's so many species that are on the verge of extinction that there isn't time to do much.

What makes a bird a bird? What makes a mammal a mammal? What makes a fish a fish? With all these species sequenced, we will be able to dig in and find those things that make each lineage different from another. And Eric says there's another reason. There's so many species that are on the verge of extinction that there isn't time to do much.

What makes a bird a bird? What makes a mammal a mammal? What makes a fish a fish? With all these species sequenced, we will be able to dig in and find those things that make each lineage different from another. And Eric says there's another reason. There's so many species that are on the verge of extinction that there isn't time to do much.

We can capture their genetic data before they go extinct or even capture them to help save the population from going extinct. And so this is a moral reason for me to work on such a project and to be a chair of it.

We can capture their genetic data before they go extinct or even capture them to help save the population from going extinct. And so this is a moral reason for me to work on such a project and to be a chair of it.

We can capture their genetic data before they go extinct or even capture them to help save the population from going extinct. And so this is a moral reason for me to work on such a project and to be a chair of it.

So I was always interested in genetics in general and the genetics of complex behaviors. And when I started requiring genetic data from multiple species, I was depending on other scientists who are genome experts to produce that data and collaborate with me and we'll use it to find the underlying genetics of vocal learning or flights or something interesting, right?

So I was always interested in genetics in general and the genetics of complex behaviors. And when I started requiring genetic data from multiple species, I was depending on other scientists who are genome experts to produce that data and collaborate with me and we'll use it to find the underlying genetics of vocal learning or flights or something interesting, right?

So I was always interested in genetics in general and the genetics of complex behaviors. And when I started requiring genetic data from multiple species, I was depending on other scientists who are genome experts to produce that data and collaborate with me and we'll use it to find the underlying genetics of vocal learning or flights or something interesting, right?

We did a bunch of bird genomes back in 2014 that made a lot of splash on revising the family tree of birds. We were able to find convergent genetic differences or genes that change in their regulation in the brains of humans and songbirds for speech and singing. And when we went to go study the function of those genes in vocal learning brain circuits,

We did a bunch of bird genomes back in 2014 that made a lot of splash on revising the family tree of birds. We were able to find convergent genetic differences or genes that change in their regulation in the brains of humans and songbirds for speech and singing. And when we went to go study the function of those genes in vocal learning brain circuits,

We did a bunch of bird genomes back in 2014 that made a lot of splash on revising the family tree of birds. We were able to find convergent genetic differences or genes that change in their regulation in the brains of humans and songbirds for speech and singing. And when we went to go study the function of those genes in vocal learning brain circuits,

My students and postdocs were finding all these errors that we had to fix and resequence those genes over again across multiple species, spending not just months, sometimes years and many thousands of dollars to do some of that work over again because of the poor quality genomes. And when I was asked to lead the Vertebrate Genomes Project because of our success with the bird work,

My students and postdocs were finding all these errors that we had to fix and resequence those genes over again across multiple species, spending not just months, sometimes years and many thousands of dollars to do some of that work over again because of the poor quality genomes. And when I was asked to lead the Vertebrate Genomes Project because of our success with the bird work,

My students and postdocs were finding all these errors that we had to fix and resequence those genes over again across multiple species, spending not just months, sometimes years and many thousands of dollars to do some of that work over again because of the poor quality genomes. And when I was asked to lead the Vertebrate Genomes Project because of our success with the bird work,

I kind of reluctantly accepted with the agreement with my colleagues in this global project that we're going to make it a mission to produce the highest quality genomic data possible before we embark on sequencing all of these species. They agreed, and that's how I got involved in genomics.

I kind of reluctantly accepted with the agreement with my colleagues in this global project that we're going to make it a mission to produce the highest quality genomic data possible before we embark on sequencing all of these species. They agreed, and that's how I got involved in genomics.