As part of Revive & Restore’s biobanking program, a small piece of skin is clipped from a Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. Cells will be sequenced and cryopreserved for long-term storage.
We’re excited to share that Revive & Restore has been chosen to compete for the prestigious Bezos Earth Fund AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature: if funded, our project aims to deliver technologies to help scientists rapidly process genomic data and generate critical conservation insights.
With partners, we’ve proposed developing advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools to accelerate genome assembly and enhance predictive modeling for endangered species conservation. Our partners’ experience in genome assembly innovation and previous applications of early ML models to endangered species’ genomes are the reason why we are confident that, if chosen for funding, we will succeed in creating transformative conservation technologies.
To test these new AI/ML tools and create immediate impact, we’ve proposed to work with our Informed Biobanking Program partners to collect and biobank tissues of U.S. threatened and endangered species and rapidly sequence, assemble, and analyze their genomes to support recovery efforts – establishing biological and model predictions to plan and implement genetic rescue interventions in the short and long-term.
With escalating 21st-century environmental pressures—including climate change and habitat loss—endangered species face unprecedented challenges that require innovative scientific solutions. While genomic analysis has already opened new pathways for conservation that traditional approaches can’t solve alone, the speed and scale of current threats demand even faster, more sophisticated tools to keep pace with these rapidly evolving challenges.
At Revive & Restore our mission is to leverage cutting-edge technology for conservation benefits. By combining AI/ML with conservation genomics, we aim to create the scientific foundation that will advance species recovery and strengthen global biodiversity, ultimately supporting a world where both wildlife and human communities can flourish.
