Keith,
We would be delighted to provide seed of some mutants for this cause.
Please let us know if there are any mutants that you have in mind that
would be best; see our catalog at
<http://w3.ag.uiuc.edu/maize-coop/stockcat.html> and images of mutants at:
<http://www.agron.missouri.edu/Coop/images/MOM.html>. Or, would you prefer
that we select some to send?
Best regards,
-Marty Sachs, Director
At 9:15 AM +0100 8/15/98, keith.edwards wrote:
>I have been asked by Jim Giles at the Science Museum, London UK, to
>investigate if it is possible for anybody in the maize community to supply
>him with a few "highly visible maize mutants" Jim is part of a team
>developing >a major new biomedical exhibition at the Science Museum (this
>will be seen by
>Millions!!).
>>The exhibition will include a section on development and within that
>section, a
>look at mutations. They are hoping to display some of the more interesting
>examples of maize mutants, both natural and forced. They want real (dead)
>plants, but since they will be on display for a long period of time they may
>have to be preserved in some way. This is something that the museum could
>arrange.
>>So my question is: can anybody help? If you do have a suggestion then either
>you should get in touch with Jim (Jim Giles Wellcome Wing Team Science Museum
>London SW7 2DD Tel: 0171 938 9849 Fax: 0171 938 8213 http: www.nmsi.ac.uk) or
>myself (address below). If you could supply material directly to Jim that's
>great, but if it needs to be grown up, then I am happy to do this at Long
>Ashton and then pass the material on to Jim.
>>Any help would be appreciated
>>Keith Edwards
>Head of Crop Genetics
>Cell Biology Department
>IACR-Long Ashton Research Station
>University of Bristol
>Long Ashton
>Bristol
>BS41 9AF
>UK
>Tel 44 (0)1275 392181
>Fax:44 (0)1275 394281
>email:keith.edwards at bbsrc.ac.uk
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