Agriculture Takes Its Turn in the Genome Spotlight.

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  • Author(s): Yoon, Carol Kaesuk
  • Source:
    New York Times. 07/18/2000, Vol. 149 Issue 51453, pF1. 0p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
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    • Abstract:
      Reports on the sequencing of DNA from an organism that causes disease in numerous plants. Distinction of the sequence, which describes the bacterium known as Xylella fastidiosa, as the first of its kind; Brazilian team of biologists that decoded the genome; Possible benefits of the discoveries to the agricultural community.