Media advisory issued October 18, 2001, effective immediately.
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Noble Foundation To Make Major Plant Genome Research Announcement on Thursday, October 25

See: Noble Foundation Announces the Initiation of the World's First Complete Legume Genome Sequencing Project

Who
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. in partnership with the University of Oklahoma

Dignitaries scheduled to attend include:

• Executives and Lead Researchers from the Noble Foundation
• Dr. Bruce Roe, OU’s Advanced Center for Genome Technology
• Dr. Ingo Potrykus, inventor of "Golden Rice" and global advocate for gene modification research

What
Media Event to announce initiation of world’s first complete legume genome sequencing project.

When
Thursday, October 25,2001 at 11 a.m. (CST)

Where
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. – Kruse Auditorium
2510 Sam Noble Parkway
Ardmore, OK 73401 (Map to the Noble Foundation in Ardmore, OK)

Why
Led by the Noble Foundation, with support from the University of Oklahoma, top researchers will determine the entire genetic blueprint of the legume Medicago truncatula. This species is widely believed to be the best model for scientists to develop legume varieties that 1) are more resistant to fungal, bacterial and viral diseases, and drought; 2) will provide higher crop yields with less need for fertilizers and pesticides; and, 3) will produce natural chemicals that promote human and animal health. This research will have an impact on global agriculture as well as the Oklahoma bioengineering and bioinformatics industries.

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The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a non-profit organization conducting agricultural, forage biotechnological, and plant biology research; providing grants to numerous non-profit charitable, educational and health organizations; and assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs.

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