2006年01月20日
ENS美國,華盛頓特區報導;游珮綺編譯;蔡麗伶審校
美國兩個聯邦政府部門將共同合作,解碼大豆DNA,此舉開啟了使用大豆來生產生質柴油的序幕。美國能源部及農業部之間成立了一項新協定,而第一個計畫即大豆基因的排序組合,兩部門將共同分享資源並合作有關植物和微生物染色體的研究。
U.S. Will Decode Soybean DNA to Ramp Up Biodiesel Production
Two U.S. federal government departments have joined forces to decode the DNA of the soybean as a prelude to using the bean to make biodiesel fuel. The sequencing of the soybean genome is the first project resulting from a new agreement between the Departments of Energy and Agriculture to share resources and coordinate the study of plant and microbial genomics.