Saving seeds: the economics of conserving crop genetic resource…
by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Centre International d'Agriculture Tropicale, Pardey, Philip G., Koo, Bonwoo, Wright, Brian D., Bramel, Paula, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Groupe Consultatif pour la Recherche Agricole Internationale
"The conservation of genetic resources is vital to the maintenance of biodiversity and to the world's ability to feed its growing population. There are now more than 1000 genebanks worldwide involved in the ex situ (meaning 'away from the source') storage of particular classes o…
Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing field. Data volumes continue to grow and there is an increasing breadth of available data, including sequence, gene expression, protein, metabolite and phenotypic data. Novel databases are being developed for specific species or experiment …
"Food is more than simple sustenance. It feeds our minds as well as our bodies. It nurtures us emotionally as well as physically. It holds memories. In fact, one of the surprising consequences of globalization and urbanization is the expanding web of emotional attachments to far…
