Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and PalauResearchers have sequenced the genome of the cassava – enabling them to better understand the genetic basis the plant’s disease resistance, quality and crop maturity. A research team in Kenya spent four years decoding the DNA, the genetic material, of the cassava plant, which is widely farmed and eaten across the tropics. The researchers identified the…
I’m surprised and happy to learn about the research being conducted on the genome of the cassava plant. I’ve never eaten one – or even seen it, as far as I know but – if a way can be found to keep it from disease – hooray ! Amazing what science can accomplish.
–Lana Fayman, San Diego