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Rice Genomics: 'Editor's Pick' on the Springer Nature Grand Challenges

June 21, 2018

Harnessing the genetic variation in wild and cultivated rice populations will be key to developing Green Super Rice varieties with high yield and low environmental costs.

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As Asians get rich and healthy, 'smart crops' replace rice on future menus

May 24, 2018

TAIPEI, May 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lunchtime in Taipei's Ximending district is a test of wills and patience as tourists and locals jostle at restaurants and street stalls to choose from steamed and fried dumplings, flat and thin noodles, stuffed pancakes, grills and desserts.

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'Wild' genes open up opportunities for healthier, climate-smart rice

Jan. 30, 2018

Los Baños, Philippines (30th January 2018) — The genome sequencing of seven wild rice varieties has finally been completed. This breakthrough is expected to provide opportunities for breeders worldwide in developing better rice varieties that will respond to the changing needs of the farmers and the consumers.

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Dingo Genome Progress Presented at PAG

Jan. 17, 2018

SAN DIEGO (GenomeWeb) – A University of New South Wales-led team has sequenced and assembled a desert dingo genome de novo in the hopes of untangling canine domestication in general, along with the dingo's own history in Australia.

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A Genome Genius

July 19, 2017

Endowed chair Rod Wing takes aim at world hunger

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AGI co-authors a Science Advance article with Monica Schmid's and Peter Cotty's labs describing an innovative solution to eliminate aflatoxin contamination from crop plants

March 10, 2017

Monica Schmidt, a plant geneticist at the University of Arizona, has engineered a strain of corn that shuts off the ability of a plant fungus to produce aflatoxin, which can stunt childhood growth and cause liver disease.

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Small Molecule Could Play Role in Food Security

March 10, 2017

UA researchers have pioneered a new approach that could save millions of tons of crops each year from contamination with aflatoxin, a major threat to health and food security especially in developing parts of the world.

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AGI & IRRI Release a Reference Genome Assembly for Miracle Rice

Nov. 29, 2016

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Miracle Rice (IR-8) the Arizona Genomics Institute and the International Rice Research Institute is proud to release a reference genome assembly of IR-8 using PacBio RSII sequencing technology.

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Advancing rice varieties to feed burgeoning world

June 4, 2016

It’s almost universally agreed that a perfect storm is developing and agriculture faces a gargantuan task - feeding the world’s population expected to approach the 10 billion mark by 2050.

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UA's Rice Symposium Tackles 'People Question'

Nov. 21, 2014

Rice will remain the primary source of food for half of the world, but the world's population is expected to grow by more than two billion in the next 35 years.

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