GENOMICS

Genomics … the study of life

International Rice Genome Sequencing Project

Corn, cotton, tomato, soybean, and a patent

DNA fingerprinting, drought tolerance, and pest resistance

Partners and future directions

Team members

Program detail

Genomics

Mapping DNA to improve crops
Today, most people in the United States and other developed countries enjoy an abundance of food. But there are millions of people in developing countries whose basic nutritional needs are not being met.

As the human population expands, primarily in the developing countries, people are consuming both food and the land resources needed to produce that food. This means that in the future, farmers must produce more food, with higher nutritional content, on less land. A worldwide effort has begun to address this critical need and Clemson researchers are in the forefront of the science known as genomics.

Genomics research is funded through Clemson University Agriculture and Forestry Research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, the South Carolina General Assembly, and other agencies.  

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