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DOE JGI early tester of 454’s benchtop sequencer on PharmaLive

The company announced plans to initiate an early access program for development of the next set of performance improvements to the Genome Sequencer FLX System, which will double the read length of the current GS FLX Titanium Kits and expect to contain reads up to 1,000 bp. The DOE Joint Genome Institute will be the… [Read More]

Cassava research on InSequence

Recently, UA researchers won a $1.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead an international consortium that is developing a genome variation database for cassava that aims to provide breeding tools to farmers for improving the plant and its disease resistance. The genome of the cassava, or Manihot esculenta, was sequenced… [Read More]

Cassava research on The Medical News

In response to the urgency of this threat, and building upon the newly available cassava genome sequence, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $1.3 million grant to University of Arizona researchers who will lead an international consortium to develop a genome variation database that will provide breeding tools to aid farmers in… [Read More]

Cassava research on dBusinessNews

A team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of the cassava (Manihot esculenta) genome. The project is an important first step in accelerating the pace of research on this subsistence crop and addressing some of the many limitations that face cassava farmers around the world. Cassava is a root crop… [Read More]

Cassava genome research on GenomeWeb

Researchers from the Institute for Genome Sciences, the University of Maryland, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute, Roche 454 Life Sciences, and investigators in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will also collaborate on the development and application of the new genetic resource. JGI’s Community Sequencing Program selected the cassava genome as a pilot project… [Read More]

Cassava genome research on redOrbit

The availability of the genome sequence enables the newly-funded project to study how cassava varieties differ from each other. “The contributions of 454 Life Sciences and DOE JGI in making the cassava genome a reality have opened a new chapter in cassava research worldwide. We’re excited about the opportunity for cassava breeders to access new… [Read More]

Cassava genome research on Y!Finance

The impetus for the genome sequence began in 2003 with the formation of The Global Cassava Partnership (GCP-21), co-chaired by Dr. Claude Fauquet, director of the International Laboratory for Tropical Agriculture Biology (ILTAB) at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (DDPSC) in St. Louis, and Dr. Joe Tohme of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture… [Read More]

Cassava genome collaboration on EurekAlert!

Cassava is a root crop that serves as the primary food source for more than 750 million people each day. Although it has many properties that make it an important food across much of Africa and Asia, it also has many limitations. Cassava has poor nutritional content and is susceptible to many pathogens, particularly in… [Read More]