Secrets of Plant Genomes Revealed! - Cotton, Building a Better Plant

Cotton has been used by humans for millenia for clothing and hundreds, if not thousands, of other uses. Now scientists are examining cotton genomes to try to build stronger, hardier, and otherwise better cotton plants. Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! takes viewers on a lively, upbeat journey that explores how these plants got to be the way they are and investigates how we can make better use of them in the future. For more information and more footage, go to http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.cfm?med_id=61504&from=vid