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News Release 07-002
NSF Provides $14 Million to Advance Research in Comparative Genomics of Economically Important Plants
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Biologists will investigate the red rice genome to find out whether it is a domesticated crop or was introduced as a weed from Asia.
Credit: Washington University St. Louis
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Botanists funded by NSF's comparative genomics in economically important plants program will conduct research on the maize genome.
Credit: Cornell University
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Researchers will look at the genetics of Brassica species like canola and Brussels sprouts.
Credit: University of Missouri
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