While talking with Richman, Talbert conceived of analyzing the information from his tagged sites using a process recently developed for the study of human genetics. Talbert and researcher Matt Lavin transformed that idea into a grant from the National Science Foundation, which provided funds for research associates Nancy Blake and Laura Smith to conduct the study. In my breeding, I look for specific characteristics that need to be added to make a better wheat for Montana. This was more basic. It just helps us understand wheat a little better.
Nature uses genes very much like people use ideas.
Both genes and ideas combine and recombine until something new is borne from the old. Scientists may not use the new perspective on wheat in every experiment, but just as peoples' assumptions influence how they act, so this information may influence what questions researchers ask about wheat. Go to feature stories index arranged by category. You are the 1329th person to access this page.