Danish Partners to Dive into Potato Genome Research

Apr 09, 2008

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A Danish academic and industry initiative is focused on using genomics research into the potato to develop the tuberous vegetable plant into “a high-efficient, low-maintenance and multipurpose crop” for both food and energy production, CLC Bio, one of the partners in the initiative, said today.

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