Prof. Darren Griffin took to the airwaves on the Today programme this week to discuss his team’s part in the multi-national “Avian Phylogenomics Consortium“, whose work was published in a special collection of articles published in the journal BMC Genomics.
The articles describe the identification and analysis of 45 avian genomes, and has revealed fascinating evolutionary insights. In particular, the work of Prof. Griffin and colleagues has revealed that the genome organisation of chicken and related species such as turkey has the closest genomic resemblance to avian dinosaur precursors; something to think about over the traditional Christmas lunch!
Prof. Griffin’s interview can currently be heard on BBC iPlayer; the interview starts at 53:40 minutes.