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CSP Catfish project on 7th Space

Through the Community Sequencing Program, a catfish EST sequencing project was carried out through a collaboration between the catfish research community and the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute. Prior to this project, only a limited EST resource from catfish was available for the purpose of SNP identification. Read more at 7th Space Interactive‘s site…. [Read More]

Soybean genome on EcoSeed

The soybean is now the first legume species to have its complete genome sequence published, an achievement which could improve its potential as a biofuel feedstock. A research team made up of 18 institutions which included the United States Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Purdue University and… [Read More]

JGI soybean genome work in BMC journal article

The soybean genome was recently sequenced by the Department of Energy-Joint Genome Institute (DOE-JGI) and is publicly available. Mining of this sequence identified 5,671 soybean genes as putative transcription factors. These genes were comprehensively annotated as an aid to the soybean research community. We developed SoyDB – a knowledge database for all the transcription factors… [Read More]

Soybean genome on Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel blog

The research team for the project spenned 18 different institutions, including the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute. The soybean sequencing was the institute’s largest plant project so far, and is also the largest plant that has ever been sequenced using a technique called “the whole genome shotgun strategy.” Jeremy Schmutz, first author of the… [Read More]

Soybean genome at the Kearney Hub

Nationwide, soybean production in 2009 totaled 3.36 billion bushels, up 1 percent from the Nov. 1 forecast and up 13 percent from 2008. U.S. production is the largest on record. The average yield per acre is estimated at a record-high 44 bushels, 0.7 bushel above the Nov. 1 forecast and 4.3 bushels above 2008’s yield…. [Read More]

Soybean genome on Delta Farm Press

This sequencing of the soy genome is the culmination of more than 15 years of collaborative research. The team used a so-called “whole-genome shotgun” (WGS) approach to sequence 85 percent of the 1.1 billion nucleotide base pairs that spell out soy’s entire DNA code. The sequence also provides researchers with a critical reference to use… [Read More]

Soybean genome in Meat Trade News Daily

The study was authored by Jeremy Schmutz of the Joint Genome Institute and the HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Purdue University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and 43 other researchers from 18 institutions. The Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, USDA and United Soybean Board… [Read More]

Soybean genome on Iowa Farmer Today

“Soybean and other legumes play a critical role in global food security and human health and are used in a wide range of products, from tofu, soy flour, meat substitutes and soy milk to soy oil-based printing ink and biodiesel,” Molly Jahn, USDA deputy under secretary for research, education and economics, said in a news… [Read More]

Soybean genome work on DailyKos

Publication of the soybean genome opens the door to major crop improvements. While biodiesel from soybean oil represents a cleaner, renewable alternative to fossil fuels with desirable properties as a liquid transportation fuel, there simply is not enough oil produced by the plant to be a competitive gasoline on a gallons-of-fuel yield per acre. The… [Read More]

Soybean genome in North Queensland Register

This sequencing of the soy genome is the culmination of more than 15 years of collaborative research. The team used a whole-genome shotgun approach to sequence 85 per cent of the 1.1 billion nucleotide base pairs that spell out the soybean’s entire DNA code. Read more at the North Queensland Register. [Read More]