Media Coverage

• Giant step forward in Aldabra giant tortoise conservation, Seychelles Nation, 12 October 2022, front page.
• Genome sequencing project may save one of the world’s last surviving species of giant tortoise, BBC Science Focus, 30 October 2022, page 19.
• Schildkrötengenom entziffert, University of Zurich Magazin, Nr. 4 December 2022, page 24.
• Online interview with Matthieu Aunay on the newly sequenced Aldabra giant tortoise reference genome to be aired at Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), 19 October 2022
• Online interview with Will Tingle from The Naked Scientists program on BBC Radio
• Threatened Aldabra giant tortoise genome decoded, EurekAlert! (USA), October 2022
• Chromosome-scale genome of a gentle giant enables insights into the genetic health of a threatened population, Phys.org (USA), October 2022
• Threatened Aldabra giant tortoise genome decoded, ScienceDaily (USA), October 2022
• Genom bedrohter Aldabra-Riesenschildkröte entschlüsselt, University of Zurich News (Switzerland), October 2022
• Research at the zoo: giant tortoise genome decoded, Zoo Zurich (Switzerland), October 2022
• Scientists sequence chromosome-level genome of Aldabra giant tortoise, Cambridge University Press and Assessment (United Kingdom), October 2022
• The Genome of a Gentle Giant, GigaBlog (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Genome-sequencing project may save one of the world’s last surviving species of giant tortoise, BBC Science Focus Magazine (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Le génome de la tortue géante des Seychelles séquencé, Swissinfo (Switzerland), October 2022
• Des chercheurs zurichois ont séquencé le génome de la tortue géante des Seychelles, RTS (Switzerland), October 2022
• Le génome de la tortue géante des Seychelles séquencé, Léman Bleu (Switzerland), October 2022
• Le génome de la tortue géante des Seychelles séquencé, Radio Lac (Switzerland), October 2022
• Le génome de la tortue géante des Seychelles séquencé, La Liberté (Switzerland), October 2022
• La tortue géante devra peut-être son salut… à des Zurichois!, Bluewin Portal (Switzerland), October 2022
• Le génome de la tortue géante des Seychelles séquencé, RFJ (Radio Fréquence Jura) (Switzerland), October 2022
• Threatened Aldabra giant tortoise genome decoded, Sciencemag Science Magazine (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Threatened Aldabra Giant Tortoise Genome Decoded, AlphaGalileo (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Threatened Aldabra Giant Tortoise Genome Decoded, Informations Dienst Wissenschaft (Germany), October 2022
• Erstes fast lückenloses Genom einer Riesenschildkröte, Bild der Wissenschaft (Germany), October 2022
• Genom bedrohter Aldabra-Riesenschildkröte entschlüsselt, Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin in Deutschland (Germany), October 2022
• Threatened Aldabra giant tortoise genome decoded, News Update (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Chromosome-scale genome of a gentle giant, Bioengineer.org (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Genome of Threatened Aldabra Giant Tortoise Decoded, Technology Networks (United Kingdom), October 2022
• Secuenciado el genoma de una de las dos especies de tortuga gigante, Europa Press (Spain), October 2022
• Décodage du génome de la tortue géante d’Aldabra menacée, Crumpe.com (France), October 2022
• Chromosome-scale genome of gentle giant, The Mirage News (Australia), October 2022
• Chromosome-scale genome of a gentle giant enables insights into the genetic health of a threatened population, News Explorer (USA), October 2022
• Giant tortoise genome sequence could help its long-term survival, Futurity.org (USA), October 2022
• Cientistas obtêm sequenciação genómica muito detalhada de tartaruga-gigante, Publica (Portugal), October 2022
• Secuenciado el genoma de una de las dos especies de tortuga gigante, Publimetro (Mexico), October 2022
• Investigadores secuencian el genoma de las tortugas gigantes para ayudar a garantizar su futuro, Grupo La Provincia (Argentina), October 2022
• Investigadores secuencian el genoma de las tortugas gigantes para ayudar a garantizar su futuro, Noticias Ambientales (Argentina), October 2022
• Threatened Aldabra giant tortoise genome decoded, Verve Times (India), October 2022
• Chromosome-Scale Genome Of A Gentle Giant Enables Insights Into The Genetic Health Of A Threatened Population, SwiftTelecast (India), October 2022
• Chromosome-scale genome of a gentle giant enables insights into the genetic health of a threatened population, NewsConcerns (India), October 2022
• Chromosome-scale genome of a gentle giant enables insights into the genetic health of a threatened population, Naija on Point (Nigeria), October 2022