2002, April 5

A team of Chinese researchers has sequenced the genome of Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica, the most widely cultivated rice subspecies. Their publication in the prestigeous journal "Science" is a major breakthrough for the Chinese genetic reseach community. The success is particularly impressive, because the whole project, from start to finish, was completed in about two years.

External Web Links:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/pgdic/Probe/v3n1_2/china.html

http://genome.sinica.edu.tw/