History of Corn Culture and Research, Maize Genome and Beyond

The maize genome sequence is just the most recent of experiments with corn stretching back 10,000 years. Watch this web site evolve over the next year to tell the story how human ingenuity transformed a common Mexican weed (Teosinte) into a modern food and fuel wonder (corn).
Sequencing the Maize Genome
Development of Hybrid Maize
Barbara McClintock's World
Hands-on Experiments for Students

Maize (Corn) Genome Completed

November 19, 2009

Teams of scientists in the US and Mexico have independently sequenced the most complex plant genome to date. Comparison of two varieties offers insight into the early domestication of corn.

Completion of the Maize Genome

100 Years of Corn Research at CSHL

November 19, 2009

The Maize Genome Project is the culmination of a century of maize research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that began with George Shull and continued with Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock.

100 Years of Corn Research at CSHL

"George Shull" Dicusses Hybrid Vigor

November 19, 2009

An historical recreation of George Shull at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1909, on the centennial of his experiment that was the foundation for all hybrid corn grown today.

George Shull

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