Accelerating rice improvement in South Asia

Blog - Rice is a crucial staple food for about half a billion people in Asia, but it suffers from diseases that reduce yields, destroy harvests and put food security and livelihoods at risk. But there is hope – by tracking DNA markers of natural genetic variants through generations of crosses, breeders can identify better combinations that enrich crop vitality and resilience leading to more reliable and sustainable rice production.

30 July 2018
Introducing the FlexSTAR+

News - Novel precipitation-chemistry system fully automates whole blood genomic DNA isolation from primary tubes to final DNA storage tubes

28 October 2015
We have just completed one Billion KASP genotyping PCRs!

News - Winners of our Billionth PCR competition include groups from all over the world.

08 April 2014
Improving productivity of palm plants

Blog - Due to the high demand of palm oil, farmers are under pressure to increase yields in productions, which risks detrimental impact on the environment.

24 January 2020