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"maff" |
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11 Aug 2005 04:54:15 AM |
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Rice genome |
Discovery of gene code for rice may help feed world
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article305155.ece
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Published: 11 August 2005
Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprint of the rice plant -
the world's most important staple crop - in what is seen by many as a
vital step towards feeding the planet.
Proponents of the breakthrough say understanding the genetic code will
enable scientists to develop new varieties that could boost yields to
sustain the growing human population.
More than half of the people on earth rely on rice for 80 per cent of
their dietary needs, but production must increase by a third in the
next 20 years to feed the developing world.
Rice (genome OR gene OR genetic OR genes OR genomes) genome OR gene OR
genetic OR genes OR genomes
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| User: "Scooter the Mighty" |
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| Title: Re: Rice genome |
11 Aug 2005 06:08:42 PM |
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maff wrote:
Discovery of gene code for rice may help feed world
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article305155.ece
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Published: 11 August 2005
I wonder why it took so long to publish. I know a woman who was
working on the rice genome 5 years ago.
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| User: "r norman" |
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| Title: Re: Rice genome |
11 Aug 2005 06:54:32 PM |
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On 11 Aug 2005 16:08:42 -0700, "Scooter the Mighty"
<Greyguy3@hotmail.com> wrote:
maff wrote:
Discovery of gene code for rice may help feed world
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article305155.ece
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Published: 11 August 2005
I wonder why it took so long to publish. I know a woman who was
working on the rice genome 5 years ago.
Monsanto started the rice genome project 5 years ago. A draft
sequence was made available in 2002. See
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/rice/index.shtml
There is a history of the rice genome project at Entrez Genome
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mapview/map_search.cgi?taxid=4530
Maff's press release snippets don't necessarily reflect news. They
seem to be just what he happens to find in the secondary science
sources.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Rice genome |
11 Aug 2005 07:27:53 PM |
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Scooter the Mighty wrote:
maff wrote:
Discovery of gene code for rice may help feed world
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article305155.ece
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Published: 11 August 2005
I wonder why it took so long to publish. I know a woman who was
working on the rice genome 5 years ago.
Who did you know, and where did she work? I worked on the rice genome
five years ago, at Myriad Genetics in Salt Lake City. Did she work
there?
BTW, I believe this document is the complete genome, while the rough
draft was published a couple of years (maybe as much as 3 or 4) ago.
--
Dave Fritzinger
Honolulu, HI
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