Whole genome shotgun (WGS) sequencing of the Cyclotella meneghiniana genome. Stephanocyclus meneghinianus

The genome of this organism will be sequenced by the Diatom Research Laboratory in Madhuban, Karnal, India. Diatom genome data will be used in forensic investigations of deaths presumed to be caused by drowning. Presence of diatoms in the lungs of bodies removed from water will allow a determination of whether or not the victim was alive at the time of submersion, or alternately died elsewhere and was disposed of in the water afterwards. The diatom report would provide insight into the cause of death, and also the timing.