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Genome Sequence of the Horse Completed. (In Brief & In Depth)November 2009The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in collaboration with an international team o ...
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Gates Foundation to Fund Next Step for Cassava Genomics (In Brief & In Depth)November 2009Gates Foundation to Fund Next Step for Cassava Genomics
A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. The projec ...
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DNA Shows Holsteins Trade Milk Production for Fertility (In Brief & In Depth)October 2009Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have discovered why Holsteins--bred to produce more milk--are less fertile than before breeding efforts were stepped up to increase dairy production ...
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Farewell to Norman Borlaug: The World Loses its Leading Hunger Fighter (In Brief & In Depth)September 2009Nobel Peace Laureate and renowned wheat scientist, Norman E. Borlaug,
died Saturday night at the age of 95 from complications from cancer, after an
exemplary life dedicated to fighting hunger i ...
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Plant Defence Triggers Bacterial Evolution (In Brief & In Depth)September 2009New discoveries about how diseases spread in bean plants could help
researchers to develop new ways to prevent diseases in this valuable food crop.
Scientists have discovered that bean plants ...
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Bayer CropScience and Precision BioSciences to Create Site-Specific GM (In Brief & In Depth)September 2009Bayer CropScience and Precision BioSciences Inc., have entered into a
collaborative agreement to create site-specific genome modifications in plants.
The agreement provides Bayer CropScience wit ...
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