National Science Foundation-Sponsored Workshop Report: “The 2010 Project”Functional Genomics and the Virtual Plant. A Blueprint for Understanding How Plants Are Built and How to Improve Them

Although future developments in a rapidly emerging field can be difficult to predict, some projections and evaluations are helpful in planning for the development of community resources and other initiatives that may facilitate progress. To make these projections and evaluations, a group of scientists met at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, on January 13 and 14, 2000. The workshop, co-chaired by Joanne Chory and Joseph Ecker, included the following group of scientists: Steven Briggs, Michel Caboche, Gloria Coruzzi, Doug Cook, Jeff Dangl, Sarah Grant, Mary Lou Guerinot, Steven Henikoff, Rob Martienssen, Kiyotaka Okada, Natasha Raikhel, Chris Somerville, and Detlef Weigel.