MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers from Iowa State University, University of Minnesota, University of Florida and Roche NimbleGen (SIX:RO)(SIX:ROG)(Pink Sheets:RHHBY) have published a novel method to perform targeted sequencing in the highly complex maize genome. The method, which can be easily adapted to other genomes including partially sequenced genomes, has the potential to revolutionize genetic studies in agriculturally important species with a goal of leading to more robust and safer crops.