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    Posted on September 20th, 2009

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    Mexican scientists sequence blue agave genome

    Mexican scientists sequence blue agave genome

    Geneticists working in Central Mexico have mapped the genome of the blue agave, a desert plant used to make tequila.

    A research team led by June Simpson Williamson said on Thursday that it took them six years to sequence 35,000 genes in Agave tequilana Weber.

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    Posted on April 6th, 2009

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    Casa Noble Tequilas Receive Organic Certification

    Casa Noble Tequilas Receive Organic Certification

    Casa Noble, a family-owned distillery founded over 200 years ago in Jalisco, Mexico, celebrates its official endorsement from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as certified organic, marking its arrival as one of only two certified organic tequilas available worldwide. Attention to authentic tequila production methods and innovative distillation approaches have in turn garnered [...]