Scientists sequence wheat genome in breakthrough once thought 'impossible'

Genome able to be used to produce hardier wheat varieties as greater food security neededSequencing the wheat genome – once considered by scientists to be an insurmountable task – has been achieved through a worldwide collaboration of researchers spanning 13 years.On Friday the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC)published a detailed description of the genome of bread wheat in the journal Science.Continue reading...
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