Global Genome Initiative: Haupt Garden

The Enid A. Haupt Garden is one of the gardens managed by Smithsonian Gardens where Smithsonian scientists will capture genomic samples for preservation in a globally networked biorepository. On July 8, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History announced that scientists with the museum’s Global Genome Initiative — a component of the Smithsonian Institute for Biodiversity Genomics — will capture the genomic diversity of half the world’s living plant genera in less than two years. 

Photo credit: Eric Long / Smithsonian