Latest news from International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-awarded-nsf-grant-to-mine-wheat-diversity-for-food-security/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-awarded-nsf-grant-to-mine-wheat-diversity-for-food-security/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:00:04 EST The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is starting a two-year project, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to mine an untapped genetic resource for wheat improvement by sequencing the genomes of ancient varieties representing the worldwide diversity of bread wheat. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/curio-genomics-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin /articles/curio-genomics-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:00:36 EST Curio Genomics has joined the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) as a sponsoring partner, both organizations announced today International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/cimmyt-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin /articles/cimmyt-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:00:00 EST The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has joined the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium IWGSC) as a sponsoring partner, both organizations announced today. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/illumina-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin /articles/illumina-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:00:26 EST Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies is joining the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) as a sponsoring partner. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/arbor-biosciences-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin /articles/arbor-biosciences-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:00:47 EST Arbor Biosciences has joined the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium as a sponsoring partner, both organizations announced today International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/basf-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin /articles/basf-joins-the-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:00:06 EST BASF has joined the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium as a sponsoring partner, both organizations announced today International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/arbor-biosciences-partners-with-curio-genomics-for-analysis-of-iwgsc-wheat-exome/?sc=rsin /articles/arbor-biosciences-partners-with-curio-genomics-for-analysis-of-iwgsc-wheat-exome/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:35:10 EST Arbor Biosciences announces today its partnership with Curio Genomics for analysis of the IWGSC wheat exome International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/arbor-biosciences-and-the-iwgsc-partner-on-wheat-exome/?sc=rsin /articles/arbor-biosciences-and-the-iwgsc-partner-on-wheat-exome/?sc=rsin Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:00:02 EST Arbor Biosciences and the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) announce today a strategic partnership to produce a standardized exome panel for research and development. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/the-wheat-code-is-finally-cracked/?sc=rsin /articles/the-wheat-code-is-finally-cracked/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:00:00 EST The reference sequence of the genome of bread wheat, the world's most widely cultivated crop, is published, announced the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/wheat---a-key-crop-for-food-security/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat---a-key-crop-for-food-security/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:00:46 EST This infographic highlights the importance of wheat for food security International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-announces-new-appointments-to-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-announces-new-appointments-to-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:00:39 EST The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) annouced today the appointment of Ute Baumann, Hikmet Budak, and Etienne Paux as new Board members of the organization. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-announces-new-appointment-to-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-announces-new-appointment-to-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:00:25 EST Sebastien Praud, Biogemma Genetics and Genomics in Cereals team leader, has been appointed to the Board of the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/wheat-in-the-eu28/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat-in-the-eu28/?sc=rsin Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:35:14 EST This infographic presents the latest numbers of wheat production, yield, cultivated area, value and consumption in the European Union. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/forrest-chumley-receives-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium-award/?sc=rsin /articles/forrest-chumley-receives-international-wheat-genome-sequencing-consortium-award/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:00:35 EST In January 2017, at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG) in San Diego, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) presented Forrest Chumley with a Certificate of Appreciation for his vision and 10 years of dedication to and support of the IWGSC. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/a-few-facts-about-wheat/?sc=rsin /articles/a-few-facts-about-wheat/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:00:04 EST This infographic presents key facts about wheat: production, cultivation, consumption, export value. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-releases-key-resource-to-the-scientific-community/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat-sequencing-consortium-releases-key-resource-to-the-scientific-community/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Jun 2016 09:00:01 EST Following the January 2016 announcement of the production of a whole genome assembly for bread wheat, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), having completed quality control, is now making this breakthrough resource available for researchers via the IWGSC wheat sequence repository at URGI-INRA-Versailles, France. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/the-origin-of-wheat/?sc=rsin /articles/the-origin-of-wheat/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:00:19 EST This latest IWGSC infographic illustrates the origin of today's wheat used to make bread and pasta (and other delicious wheat-based foods). International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/how-to-separate-chromosomes/?sc=rsin /articles/how-to-separate-chromosomes/?sc=rsin Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:00:54 EST Chromosomes are the basic materials used by the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) to sequence the bread wheat genome, which has 21 pairs of chromosomes. How can they be separated? International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/wheat-genome-sequencing-gets-major-boost/?sc=rsin /articles/wheat-genome-sequencing-gets-major-boost/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Jan 2016 02:00:00 EST The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) announced today the production of a whole genome assembly of bread wheat, the most widely grown cereal in the world, significantly accelerating global research into crop improvement. The new data will help speed up the delivery of a high quality reference sequence of the bread wheat genome. International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium /articles/germany-steps-up-its-wheat-sequencing-effort/?sc=rsin /articles/germany-steps-up-its-wheat-sequencing-effort/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Dec 2015 05:00:00 EST The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture announced today that it would award 1.5 million Euros to a project aimed at providing a reference sequence for two wheat chromosomes, part of the international effort to decipher the bread wheat genome, led by the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC). International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium