Genomics

Grant awarded to determine gene sequence of parasitic worm

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, January 6th, 2005

Orion Genomics and researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) announced that they have been awarded a 2 year, $1.59 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine the gene sequence of parasitic nematode worms that cause human disease and destruction of crops.

Researchers believe that in determining the sequence of root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.), the most common and destructive of plant parasitic nematodes, they can aid in the control of human and plant infestations. Root knot nematodes account for an estimated $100 billion annual loss worldwide of crops including rice, potato, cereal grains, soybeans and others. Although root knot...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2005-01-06)

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