News & Highlights

January 2013:
Recognized for Revolutionizing Agriculture
Joachim Messing wins Wolf Prize and is honored for his contribution to humanity

July 2010:
Discovery of Nutritious Corn Breed That Withstands Handling
Knowledge useful to improve hybrids that increase corn’s availability and nutrition in world food supplies.

July 2009:
Duckweed Genome Sequencing Has Global Implications
Pond scum can undo pollution, fight global warming and alleviate world hunger.

January 2009:
Sequencing of Sorghum Genome Completed
Drought-resistant food, feed and biofuel source sequenced by international team.

August 2005:
The World's Most Important Food Crop Yields Its Genetic Secrets
Complete Sequence of Rice Genome announced in the journal Nature