Tag: University of Saskatchewan
Wheat: Kansas Gene Editing Project Teams Up with Canadian University Aug 10, 2020
Kansas State University officials say a $650,000 grant from the USDA”s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has spurred a partnership with a Canadian university to improve wheat using genome editing technology. […]
Wheat: Decoded Durum Genome Opens Doors to Potential Improvements May 16, 2019
In April, the results of a study by a consortium of researchers from seven countries was published in “Nature Genetics” describing the sequence of the entire genome of an Italian […]
Wild Pigs Invade Canadian Provinces May 13, 2019
Wild pigs–a mix of wild boar and domestic swine–are spreading rapidly across Canada, threatening native species such as nesting birds, deer, agricultural crops, and farm livestock, research by the University […]