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

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	Michael Cawley, President, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Download:  jpeg (319 k)  tiff (4.5 MB)
	Dr. Rick Dixon, Plant Biology Division Director, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Download:  jpeg (494 k)  tiff (4.5 MB)
	Dr. Maria Harrison, Scientist, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Download:  jpeg (524 k)  tiff (4.5 MB)
	Dr. Greg May, Associate Scientist, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Download:  jpeg (570 k)  tiff (4.5 MB)
	Dr. Bruce Roe, University of Oklahoma Download:  jpeg (567 k)  tiff (6 MB)
	Medicago truncatula Download:  jpeg (1 MB)  tiff (6 MB)
	Medicago truncatula Download:  jpeg (370 k)  tiff (5.4 MB)
	Medicago truncatula Download:  jpeg (676 k)  tiff (7.2 MB)
	Medicago truncatula Download:  jpeg (472 k)  tiff (7.1 MB)
	Medicago truncatula Download:  jpeg (875 k)  tiff (5.2 MB)
	Michael Cawley, Noble Foundation President, and David Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma, discuss the Medicago Genome Initiative, a cooperative effort between the Foundation and the University. Download:  jpeg (1.8 MB)  tiff (9 MB)
	Dr. Ingo Potrykus, inventor of vitamin A-enriched Golden Rice, speaks about the significance of the Medicago Genome Initiative for global food security. Download:  jpeg (993 k)  tiff (7.6 MB)
	Dr. Rick Dixon, Director of the Noble Foundation Plant Biology Division, outlines the goals of the Medicago Genome Initiative. Download:  jpeg (1.2 MB)  tiff (8 MB)
	Dr. Bruce Roe, University of Oklahoma researcher, speaks about the University's participation in the Medicago sequencing project. Download:  jpeg (860 k)  tiff (6.4 MB)
	Dr. Greg May, Noble Foundation researcher, explains the Foundation's role in the Medicago Genome Initiative. Download:  jpeg (894 k)  tiff (8 MB)

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