The Mesoamerican bean decoded
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 20:00
in Biology & Nature
An Ibero-American team of scientists decoded the Mesoamerican variety of the bean genome coinciding with the celebration of the International Year of Pulses, as designated by the United Nations. Sequencing such a common source of plant-based proteins for people around the globe will be key not only for improving beans production but also for a better conservation of Ibero-American genetic varieties. The finding is published today in the journal Genome Biology.