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- The initiative aims to democratize genomic data science by creating educational and research programs that connect genome science with local perspectives, particularly benefiting Indigenous students and educators.
- A collaboration led to high school students researching bacteria from Mars analog sites, resulting in the discovery of 10 novel species and insights into bacterial communication relevant to astrobiology.
- The program also provided hands-on experience in whole genome sequencing, increased student engagement in space research, and allowed participants to contribute culturally significant names to the newly identified species.
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Democratizing genomic data science, including bioinformatics, can diversify the STEM workforce and may, in turn, bring new perspectives into the space sciences. In this respect, the development of education and research programs that bridge genome science with "place" and world-views specific to a given region are valuable for Indigenous students and educators. Through a multi-institutional collaboration, we developed an ongoing education program and model that includes Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing, free bioinformatic platforms, and teacher training workshops to address our research and education goals through a place-based science education lens. High school students and researchers cultivated, sequenced, assembled, and annotated the genomes of 13 bacteria from Mars analog sites with cultural relevance, 10 of which were novel species. Students, teachers, and community members assisted with the discovery of new, potentially chemolithotrophic bacteria relevant to astrobiology. This joint education-research program also led to the discovery of species from Mars analog sites capable of producing -acyl homoserine lactones, which are quorum-sensing molecules used in bacterial communication. Whole genome sequencing was completed in high school classrooms, and connected students to funded space research, increased research output, and provided culturally relevant, place-based science education, with participants naming three novel species described here. Students at St. Andrew's School (Honolulu, Hawai'i) proposed the name for the type strain, BL16A, of the new species (DSM 112479 = NCTC 14602). The nonprofit organization Kauluakalana proposed the name for the type strain, K61, of the new species (DSM 116657 = LMG = 33184), and Hawai'i Baptist Academy students proposed the name for the type strain, BL16E, of the new species (DSM 112478 = NCTC 14603).
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