Sammendrag
The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is an important species in North Atlantic fisheries, as well as coastal and pelagic ecosystems. It is also a widely used indicator species in European monitoring programs. The goal of the dCod 1.0-project is to combine competencies in environmental toxicology, biology, bioinformatics and mathematics across the traditional department boundaries, to create a deeper understanding of the Atlantic cod's adaptations and reactions to stressors in the environment. Building on thorough studies and mapping of the cod genome and long research traditions on the physiology, toxicology and reproduction biology of cod, the dCod project will expand our knowledge with genomics based methods, with studies of how the cod genome responds under different environmental conditions.
In dCod 1.0 we have so far generated large amounts of experimental samples and data using in silico (defensome modelling and metabolic reconstruction), in vitro (luciferase reporter assays with cod nuclear receptors and aryl hydrocarbon receptors), ex vivo (precision-cut liver slices), aquaria and field studies, as data sets for bioinformatics analyses and mathematical models that can describe responses based on different scenarios. Overall, the ambition is to create a knowledge-base and a tool for environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Here we will highlight some results and experiences during the first years of the project involving lab and field studies, omics analyses, and transdisciplinary activities.
The dCod 1.0 project is funded under the Digital Life Norway initiative of the BIOTEK 2021 program, and the iCod 2.0 project under the ECOSYSTEM program of the Research Council of Norway (project no. 248840 & 244564).
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