On 8 Dec., 2015, BGI, the world’s largest
genomics organization and Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Arcadia Biosciences), an
agricultural technology company, announced a collaboration to create an
extensive rice genetic resource library to advance food crop research and
development.
Source: Bing
The collaboration will focus on 5,000
proprietary indica-type rice lines, provided by Arcadia, featuring high-density
variation within the rice genome. The project leverages BGI’s world-class
genome sequencing capabilities with Arcadia’s proprietary rice genetic assets
and high-throughput genetic screening platform. BGI will determine the genomic
DNA sequences for all 5,000 lines and make the assembled and analyzed data
freely available online. The China National Gene Bank, being established and
operated by BGI, will store the seed and distribute the rice lines in exchange
for researchers providing public access to findings using these lines.
About Arcadia Biosciences:
Based in Davis, Calif., Arcadia Biosciences
develops agricultural products that create added value for farmers while benefitting
the environment and enhancing human health. Its agronomic performance traits,
including Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Water Use Efficiency, Salinity Tolerance,
Heat Tolerance and Herbicide Tolerance, are all aimed at making agricultural
production more economically efficient and environmentally sound. It has
partnered with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on multiple
projects with rice breeders in Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana, India, Indonesia,
Nigeria and Uganda to improve local rice yields.
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