AGBT Agricultural meeting 2022
The AGBT Agricultural meeting 2022 in San Diego is expected to become one of the most important Ag-biotech meetings of […]
Research Published in Nature Communications Identifies Gene Triggering Mantling
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Orion Genomics discover key fruit-color gene in oil palm, indicates fruit ripening (Singh, et
Research Published in Nature Sequences Oil Palm Genome and Identifies Gene Critical for Improving Yield
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board and Orion Genomics publish the oil palm genome sequence (Singh, et al. Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12309) For
International Business Times: Crucial Oil Palm Gene Could Prove Beneficial
A single gene in the oil palm could hold the key to making more oil from fewer plants — and
BBC News Science and Environment
The genome of one of the world’s key commercial crops, the oil palm, has been sequenced. The plant’s oil is
The Guardian: Sequenced palm oil genome paves the way for sustainable plantations
Researchers pinpoint a gene that could be used to boost yields and reduce competition between forests and oil palms a
New York Times: Looking at Oil Palms Genome for Keys to Productivity
On Wednesday a team of Malaysian and American scientists published a pair of papers in Nature on the genome of
Scientific American: Can Indiana Jones Help Sort Out the Palm Oil Problem
Harrison Ford, known for iconic roles such as Han Solo and the intrepid archaeologist, confronts the Indonesian forestry minister on
Nature Paper Reveals Epigenetic Cause for Mantling
A multinational team from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), Orion Genomics, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory today announced the
BBC: Boosting palm oil production by mapping plant DNA
“Subsistence farmers in Malaysia and beyond could see a boost to their livelihoods if Orion Biosains’ project succeeds.” Read more