The initiative is one of the largest single efforts in agricultural genomics to date. NADI president Steven Briggs will lead the endeavor with a team of 180 researchers at the main campus in San Diego, California.
Agricultural genomics is the key to unlocking the relationship between genes and specific traits.
Once that relationship is understood, seed and other products can be altered to provide specific beneficial traits. The science has revolutionized the process for understanding genes. It once took years to identify genes. It now takes weeks and days, thanks to the power of computing. Computers can process genomic information incredibly fast, and that allows gene-altered products to become a reality.