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USDA Agricultural Research Service
June 8, 2012
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Analyzing the corn genome:
USDA scientists and their colleagues have published the most comprehensive analysis to date of the corn genome, an achievement expected to speed up development of improved varieties of one of the world's most important agricultural commodities. (6/4) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120604.htm

Zooming in on insect pests:
When an insect pierces the surface of a plant to feed, much of the action takes place in the plant's interior. A device called the Electrical Penetration Graph (EPG) is a critical tool for peering into the process. Now a new type of EPG developed by USDA scientists is providing the clearest view yet of the wars waged between insects and the plants they attack. (6/7) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120607.htm
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