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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 Checkbiotech

A $1.3 Million grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund the next phase of research that is critical to global food security. 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… [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]