Genomics and agriculture. Collaborations in rice.
Advances in rice genomics will contribute to gene discovery and rice productivity, but many of the products with high potential for alleviating poverty and improving human nutrition may not be those that attract private investment. Although most genetic resources and biological expertise for functional genomics are in the public, many proprietary technologies are owned by the private sector. A public resource platform is needed for the application of genomic technology to accelerate gene discovery. We present a model and general principles in collaboration that can serve the poor and encourage innovation by both the public and private sectors.
Fischer
K S
KS
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), P.O. Box 3127, Makati Central Post Office, 1271, Philippines.
Barton
J
J
Khush
G S
GS
Leung
H
H
Cantrell
R
R
D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D018745:Genome, Plant; D018973:Intellectual Property; D007391:International Cooperation; D020407:Internet; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics*; D010330:Patents as Topic; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D018581:Technology Transfer