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Bovine Industry Boon: Cow Genome Sequenced

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2009 4:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – A 5-year, $53 million project has resulted in the sequencing of the cow genome, the Houston Chronicle reports. The results will likely take the guesswork out of breeding, but also mark the end of big-money sequencing projects. “It was pretty dumb to do the...   Read full story »

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