Quinoa has tiny chromosomes and thats a problem for researchers trying to study genetic information. "A team of researchers from the University of Guelph and the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron have surmounted this obstacle, using a combination of nanoscale imaging techniques to show both chemical and structural information about individual quinoa chromosomes at an extremely fine level of detail. The results were recently published in Nanoscale Research Letters." "The results of this study will help to develop new quinoa varieties which may be adaptable to grow in Canadian growth conditions, with disease and virus resistance," said Suresh Neethirajan, University of Guelph bioengineering faculty. | Read the full article Quinoa Reveals Secrets at the Genetic Level |
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Read about "how the cultivation of quinoa and the preparation of organic fertilizer from the kitchen waste of an entire village have become a lifeline for more than 60 rural families in Monguí in the department of Boyacá". More: Colombia: The miracle of earthworms and quinoa by Juan Carlos Rocha for infosurhoy. Oct 15th, 2013 Read about about how Ontario is planning to grow local quinoa and what that would mean for farmers.
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