Genome Canada and Genome Alberta funded a large scale metabolomics project that was key in the 2007 announcement of the Human Metabolome.
Metabolomics is a related to genomics and proteomics and involves the rapid, high throughput characterization of the small molecule metabolites found in an organism. Since the metabolome is closely tied to the genotype of an organism, its physiology and its environment, metabolomics offers a unique opportunity to look at genotype-phenotype as well as genotype-environment relationships.
Metabolomics can be used in a variety of human applications but can also be used in the agricultural sector.
As part of our new Alberta Livestock Genomics Program, Genome Alberta and ALMA are funding a livestock metabolomics project called 'Identification of biomarkers associated with the onset & progression of major metabolic and infectious diseases of transition dairy cows'.
Here is a video presentation to help explain exactly what the science of metabolomics is all about:
Metabolomics is a related to genomics and proteomics and involves the rapid, high throughput characterization of the small molecule metabolites found in an organism. Since the metabolome is closely tied to the genotype of an organism, its physiology and its environment, metabolomics offers a unique opportunity to look at genotype-phenotype as well as genotype-environment relationships.
Metabolomics can be used in a variety of human applications but can also be used in the agricultural sector.
As part of our new Alberta Livestock Genomics Program, Genome Alberta and ALMA are funding a livestock metabolomics project called 'Identification of biomarkers associated with the onset & progression of major metabolic and infectious diseases of transition dairy cows'.
Here is a video presentation to help explain exactly what the science of metabolomics is all about: