Scientists across the Atlantic have joined forces to speed up the development of malting barley for the explosion in craft brewing in the U.K. and U.S., and demand for locally-produced beer.
The John Innes Centre and Michigan State University’s Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center (UPREC) have received partnering awards to develop collaborations researching malting barley. UPREC is a leader in malting barley research in Michigan.
The partnership will develop the technique of genomic selection, an advanced DNA-based method to speed up the breeding process.
More information is available here: https://www.jic.ac.uk/news/2015/06/transatlantic-science-connection-better-beer/#
