New genome!

Today I got libraries assigned that have "Aquilegia" as the species designation.  What the heck is Aquilegia?  Turns out it's columbine!  It's interesting to sequence for a couple of reasns.  First, it evolutionarily sits between Arabidopsis (a very well-studied plant) and rice in terms of flowering plants.  Second, it's got a huge range of growth, both north-south and up-down, so it's a good model for studying adaptation to soil and climate conditions. 

I get to work on DNA from a pretty flower!  Cool, huh?