Life Technologies, SG Biofuels Sequence Jatropha Genome
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Life Technologies Corp., a provider of innovative life science solutions and SG Biofuels, Inc., a bioenergy crop company, on Tuesday announced they have completed sequencing the Jatropha curcas genome to 100x coverage, using the SOLiD 4.0 System by Life Technologies. The sequence significantly accelerates the identification of key traits for the oilseed-producing crop and advances its development as a high yielding, low-cost source for next generation biofuel.
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