Stewarding the agricultural genetic heritage

摘要

The National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) is at the forefront of Japan's efforts in b'asic agricultural genome research and the development of new agricultural biotechnologies.rnWith roots dating back to early initiatives to establish facilities for the preservation of agriculturally important seed resources in the mid-1960s, the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba is now the largest agricultural research institute for basic life sciences in Japan.