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Date: 22 May 91 17:15:00 EDT
From: "SUSAN MCCARTHY" <smccarthy@asrr.arsusda.gov>
Subject: USDA Plant Genome Newsletter
To: "bionews" <bionews@genbank.bio.net>
The United States Department of Agriculture has funded the Plant Genome
Research Program. The program goal is to facilitate the genetic improve-
ment of plants using the latest evolutionary and revolutionary biotechnol-
ogies. These efforts will lead to improving crops to meet marketplace needs
and reducing the negative impact of agricultural practices on the environ-
ment.
The National Agricultural Library (NAL) will be producing a relational data-
base to archive and distribute data generated by the program. NAL will pro-
vide public access for this information.
NAL will also publish a newsletter for the USDA program. This newsletter will
be issued quarterly. The first issue is expected by late summer. A tentative
outline for the newsletter will follow below. If you would like to recieve a
copy of the newsletter you may call, write, FAX or otherwise send me your name
and address.
Susan McCarthy
10301 Baltimore Blvd.
National Agricultural Library
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 344 - 3875:Voice (301) 344 - 6098:FAX
smccarthy@asrr.arsusda.gov
CONTINUING COLUMNS:
NOMENCLATURE STANDARDIZATION, DATABASE COMPATIBILITY: Dr. Lois Blaine
DATABASE DEVELOPMENTS: Dr. Douglas Bigwood
ARS/FS COMMODITY COOPERATORS: Drs. Ed Coe, Randy Shoemaker, David Neale,
Frank Greene
OTHER GENOME PROJECTS: Dr. Susan McCarthy
COMPETITIVE GRANTS: CSRS/ Dr. Susan McCarthy
GENOME/MAPPING SOFTWARE: Deborah Richardson
DIRECTORS OFFICE: Dr. Jerome Miksche
CALENDAR: Deborah Richardson
INFORMATION SCIENCES: Vincent Cassese
FEATURE ARTICLES:
GENERAL INTEREST: This feature will have broad interest for the program. In
the first issue Dr. Jerome Miksche will have an article about the overall pro-
gram.
SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS: This feature will describe new developments which
will benefit the genome program. The first feature will be written by Dr.
Howard Goodman on the process of Yeast Artificial Chromosomes as cloning
technique.