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Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are being used to generate whole genome sequences for a wide range of crop species.

Raj Batra, University of California Los Angeles, speaking at Diagnostics & Biomarkers 2015.

Despite all the progress in the proteomic and genomic research, the quantitation of steroids in biological samples is still needed for the establishment of the biochemical phenotype of disorders affecting steroid biosynthesis.

In this work, we will present the fundamentals of Foodomics, discussing the role of this new discipline to solve some current and future challenges in food science and nutrition, and showing several Foodomics applications carried out in our laboratory related to food quality and food bioactivity.

Genetic diversity in soybean is widely recognized as a limitation to increasing yields by breeding. The soybean cyst nematode is the most damaging pest of soybean. One allele,Rhg1, is responsible for protecting most U. S. soybean production from this pathogen.

EUCARPIA, the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding, provides a unique platform for meetings of the whole “production chain” of new plant cultivars.

As currently applied, digital PCR can only be used to detect known mutations at single sequence positions, for 'hotspot' mutations.

Higher eukaryotes, including plants, comprise tissues and organs comprising complex interspersions of different cell types.

Necrotrophic pathogens live and feed on dying tissue, but their interactions with plants are not well understood compared to biotrophic pathogens.

Developing and using sequence indexed, saturated collections of mutants allows us to understand the functions of nearly every gene. We have developed such a platform for sorghum, and will discuss it and ways to use this resource to make the long-promised functional improvements to both food and fuel crops.