Abstract
Corn growers are about to have their decade-long dream of a deciphered maize genome come true. Just in time for the 50th annual Maize Genetics meeting in Washington, D.C., next week, Richard Wilson of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and his colleagues have pieced together a rough draft of corn's 2.3 billion bases, almost a year ahead of schedule. Corn jump-started the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Plant Genome Initiative, abetted by Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-MO), who formerly chaired the panel that oversees NSF's budget. Already, researchers are experimenting with using the genome to improve crop yields and harness corn's potential as a biofuel, says conference organizer Thomas Brutnell of Cornell University.
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