develop crops that can withstand global climate change sequester more atmospheric carbon in agricultural soils or boost yields so crops can meet growing demands for food, feed, fiber and fuel In addition, what we learn from the com genome will allow us to better understand other grasses, "Schnable said The genome of com is very similar to the genomes of rice, and turf grasses. Therefore, Schnable said the draft of the corn genome can help researchers improve the other cereals and gra In addition to advancing our understanding of com, the genome project has helped lowa State launch several academic careers. As graduate students, Scott Emrich, Ananth Kalyanaraman and Sang-Duck Seo worked on the com genome project. Emrich is now an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind Kalyanaraman is an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at ashington State University in Pullman; and Seo is an assistant professor of art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas The genome project also includes researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. The $32 million, three-year research project is supported by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy. lowa State researchers and their U.S. Department of Agriculture collaborators also developed the B73 inbred corn line that was sequenced by the genome project. Developed decades ago, the B73 line is noted for the high grain yields it contributes to hybrids. Derivatives of B73 are still widely used to produce many commercial hybrids. The genetic data is available at maizesequence orgdevelop crops that can withstand global climate change add nutritional value to grain sequester more atmospheric carbon in agricultural soils or boost yields so crops can meet growing demands for food, feed, fiber and fuel. "In addition, what we learn from the corn genome will allow us to better understand other grasses," Schnable said. The genome of corn is very similar to the genomes of rice, wheat, sorghum, prairie grasses and turf grasses. Therefore, Schnable said the draft of the corn genome can help researchers improve the other cereals and grasses. In addition to advancing our understanding of corn, the genome project has helped Iowa State launch several academic careers. As graduate students, Scott Emrich, Ananth Kalyanaraman and Sang-Duck Seo worked on the corn genome project. Emrich is now an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.; Kalyanaraman is an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Washington State University in Pullman; and Seo is an assistant professor of art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The genome project also includes researchers at the University of Arizona in Tucson and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. The $32 million, three-year research project is supported by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy. Iowa State researchers and their U.S. Department of Agriculture collaborators also developed the B73 inbred corn line that was sequenced by the genome project. Developed decades ago, the B73 line is noted for the high grain yields it contributes to hybrids. Derivatives of B73 are still widely used to produce many commercial hybrids. The genetic data is available at maizesequence.org