GARNet, the Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network

Novel cell wall architecture of isoxaben‐habituated Arabidopsis suspension‐cultured cells: global transcript profiling and cellular analysis

“…ATH1 hybridization, scanning and normalization was performed by the Affymetrix unit at the NASC (Craigon et al. , 2004) under the UK Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network (GARNet) transcriptomics programme (Beale et al. , 2002).…”

“…Signals from ATH1 arrays were collected using an Gene-Array Scanner (Agilent 2500A) and signals were normalized using the Affymetrix MAS 5.0 Scaling Protocol. ATH1 hybridization, scanning and normalization was performed by the Affymetrix unit at the NASC (Craigon et al, 2004) under the UK Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network (GARNet) transcriptomics programme (Beale et al, 2002). Three replicate experiments were performed.…”

The Genome-Wide EMS Mutagenesis Bias Correlates With Sequence Context and Chromatin Structure in Rice

“…More than 3,320 mutant varieties in 242 species, including numerous crops, trees, and ornamentals with improved yield, quality, adaptation, or resistance to diseases, have been released for commercial use worldwide, according to the registration in FAO/IAEA Mutant Variety Database (MVD) 1 . With the development of various mutagenesis technologies and tools to explore genomic changes, many databases have been established for the collection of induced mutant plants of various species (Beale et al, 2002;Zhang et al, 2006;Saito et al, 2011;Li et al, 2017;Lu et al, 2017). These databases play a significant role in advancing the research and development of plant science and crop breeding.…”

Scientific Agency and Social Scaffolding in Contemporary Data-Intensive Biology

“…GARNet was created in 2000 as part of the Gene Function initiative funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in the UK. While its initial remit was to ensure availability of functional genomic technologies across UK plant science labs (Beale et al 2002), GARNet has succeeded in obtaining two further rounds of funding from the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and established itself as one of the most important organisations for the coordination, steering and representation of basic plant research in the UK and internationally. This happened through several initiatives, including: (1) establishment of a website and regular newsletter, which constitute unique information sources for new resources and initiatives in the field (principally concerning data, but also embracing experimental techniques and instruments, as well as new funding opportunities); (2) organisation of annual meetings attracting Arabidopsis scientists, but also increasingly other plant scientists interested in updates on opportunities, techniques and technologies for cross-species research; (3) coordination of dialogue among key stakeholders in the field, including learned societies like the Society of Biology, key funders such as BBSRC and the publishing industry responsible for the leading journals in plant science; (4) set-up of surveys across the plant community, with the objective of articulating scientists' perception of what constitute interesting new research directions and communicating it to funders (e.g., a survey commissioned by BBSRC on the status of system biology in plant research); and, (5) monitoring of how many resources funding bodies allocate to plant science vis-à-vis other parts of biology, and lobbying for more resources and attention to be allocated to plant scientists.…”