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Plant Genome Research Program and other genome-related topics

Genome Sequence for Tomato-Infecting Microbe May Show How Bacteria Adapt to Plant Defenses
Aug. 18, 2003 - NSF PR 03-86
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0386.htm

Microbes' Genomes Promise Insight Into Oceans
Aug. 13, 2003 - NSF PR 03-82
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0382.htm

Dual Discoveries in Genetic Processing Improve Accuracy of Genome Information, May Hasten Neurological Research
Aug. 7, 2003 - NSF PR 03-81
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0381.htm

New "Knockout" Map Helps Study Gene Functions in Model Plant
July 31, 2003 - NSF PR 03-79
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0379.htm

Going with the Grain: A Tale of Rice's Smallest Chromosome
June 5, 2003 - NSF PR 03-63
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0363.htm

Pattern Recognition Method Zeroes in on Genes that Regulate Cell's Genetic Machinery
May 12, 2003 - NSF PR 03-55
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0355.htm

Bread Mold Yields a Genome First for Filamentous Fungi
April 25, 2003 - NSF PR 03-44
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0344.htm

Scientists Find First Active 'Jumping Genes' in Rice
Jan. 8, 2003 - NSF PR 03-03
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr0303.htm

NSF, USDA to Fund Mapping of Plant-Devouring Mold Gene
Oct. 16, 2002 - NSF PR 02-85
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0285.htm

NSF Awards $75.6M For Plant Genome Research
Sept. 26, 2002 - NSF PR 02-79
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0279.htm

NSF Funds $10.2M Maize Gene Sequencing Push
Sept. 20, 2002 - NSF PR 02-75
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0275.htm

First of Crop Killer's Genome Sequence Available
July 16, 2002 - NSF PR 02-62
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0262.htm

Researchers Compare Anthrax Genomes
May 9, 2002 - NSF PR 02-37
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0237.htm

New Post-Genomic Technique Chronicles Protein Life Cycles
April 18, 2002 - NSF PR 02-27
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0227.htm

Researchers Find Closest Living Relative Of First Land Plant
Dec. 13, 2001 - NSF PR 01-104
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr01104.htm

Agrobacterium Genome Sequence is Complete
Dec. 13, 2001 - NSF PR 01-101
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr01101.htm

Scientists Succeed at First-Ever Attempt to Sequence DNA at Sea
Nov. 1, 2001 - NSF PR 01-90
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0190.htm

NSF Boosts for Plant Genome Research
Nov. 1, 2001 - NSF PR 01-89
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0189.htm

NSF Announces $43.8 Million in Awards for Arabidopsis Plant Genome Research
Oct. 1, 2001 - NSF PR 01-77
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0177.htm

"Silent" DNA Speaks up for the First Time
May 16, 2001 - NSF PR 01-42
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0142.htm

Plant Genome Offers Clues to Longevity
March 1, 2001 - NSF PR 01-15
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0115.htm

Scientists Shake Up "Family Tree" of Green Plants
Jan. 31, 2001 - NSF PR 01-09
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/01/pr0109.htm

First-Ever Complete Plant Genome Sequence Is Announced (Arabidopsis thaliana)
Dec. 13, 2000 - NSF PR 00-94
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/00/pr0094.htm

International Research Group Sequences Genome of Ubiquitous Microbe
Oct. 2, 2000 - NSF PR 00-69
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/00/pr0069.htm

NSF Boosts Research for Understanding Structure and Function of Complex Plant Genomes
Sept. 21, 2000 - NSF PR 00-60
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/00/pr0060.htm

Valuable Arabidopsis Data Released Through Unique Public-Private Partnership
May 31, 2000 - NSF PR 00-39
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/00/pr0039.htm

Scientists Report First Complete DNA Sequence of Plant Chromosomes
Dec. 15, 1999 - NSF PR 99-73
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/99/pr9973.htm

NSF Awards Large Grant for Arabidopsis Information Resource
Sept. 29, 1999 - NSF PR 99-58
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/99/pr9958.htm

NSF Grants Provide Boost to Research on Inner Workings of Plants
Sept. 23, 1999 - NSF PR 99-56
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/99/pr9956.htm

Major Plant Genome Research Project Grants Renewed
Oct. 7, 1998 - NSF PR 98-66
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr9866.htm

Upcoming 'Century of Biology' Given Head Start by NSF Plant Genome Research Program Grants
Sept. 28, 1998 - NSF PR 98-57
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr9857.htm

Major Plan Genome Research Project Underway,
First Complete Gene Sequence of Plants to Result
Sept. 24, 1996 - NSF PR 96-50
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr9650.htm

Scientists Discover New Class of Genes
May 28, 1996 - NSF PR 96-28
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr9628.htm

"Laser Tweezer" Technique Measures DNA "Mechanics"
Feb. 8, 1996 - NSF PR 96-6
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/press/pr966.htm

-NSF-

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