A seed of hope: corn genome sequenced
This just came in my inbox. Let's hope they can do something good with it! National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 "Where Discoveries Begin" For Immediate Release 11/19/2009 Media Contacts: Lily Whiteman, National Science Foundation, (703) 292-8310, lwhitema@nsf.gov Jennifer Martin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720-8188, jmartin@nifa.usda.gov Caroline Arbanas, Washington University School of Medicine, (314) 286-0109, arbanasc@msnotes.wustl.edu KERNELS OF TRUTH: RESEARCHERS SEQUENCE THE MAIZE (CORN) GENOME New, high-quality sequence will advance basic and applied research Sequence of maize genome. Credit: Image courtesty of Science/AAAS. Credit and Larger Version The completion of a high-quality sequence of the maize (corn) genome is announced in the cover story of the November 20, 2009, issue of Science. This new genome sequence reports the sequence of genes in maize and provides a detailed physical