A manuscript with our LILBUBome results is online!
Dear All,Today was a big day for us at the LilBUBome headquarters: after months of work, hundreds of emails back and forth and quite a few Skype meetings we made a preprint of our findings from Lil...
From BUBlood to Bubenome - Part 2: Reading BUB's DNA sequence: the raw data
Hi again,Today we're back with a new episode of the videolog, where I'll explain what BUB's DNA sequence looked like fresh off the sequencing machine. A couple of things to note: as our videos will...
Our stretch goal: Maine Coons. The sky’s the limit for awesome cat genetics!
As we posted yesterday, we have reached the full amount needed to sequence BUBs genome. Thanks again to everyone who made this happen! But the fundraiser is still not over! We have 5 more days to p...
We made it! You are all amazing!!!
With a wonderful donation we just went over the line and made our target of 6,500$!!!!! You are guys are totally amazing, for having made this reality!! We just can't stop grinning - like a Cheshir...
Same, same, but different? Meet Rosie, another cat with osteopetrosis.
One of the great things about the LilBUBome is that it's an open science project, so we get to interact a lot with people who are interested in our science. One of these people is Ann, whom we got ...
23 days later, this is where we’re at…
Hi All,17 days of crowdfunding to go and last week was totally insane: we found a mutation in LilBUB's genome, which we think causes her polydactyly (!). Also, traffic and support for the project j...
Why sequence Lil Bub?
Many people have asked us why we want to sequence Lil Bub? Because we can? Well, curiosity is part of it, but there's much more! First and foremost, we think it can help pets and humans with trait...