MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...

CSHL Professors Thomas Gingeras and Rob Martienssen have launched a new genomic encyclopedia called MaizeCODE. Their latest ...

A study published in Cell uncovers the deep evolutionary roots of flint and dent maize (also commonly known as "corn"), two foundational ... on the early origins and evolution of maize, one ...

Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and ponds.

Interestingly, due to the introduction of Bt maize, recent research suggests there has been an areawide suppression of European corn borer populations (Hutchison et al. 2010). This is beneficial ...

McClintock’s maize breeding experiments provided the first detailed descriptions of transposable elements. What exactly are these “jumping genes,” and why are they so important? As ...