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NSF Supports 24 New Projects to Get at the Root of How Genes Control Plant Growth (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-02-2006 at 12:00:31
The National Science Foundation (NSF) made 24 new awards totaling $72.5 million in the ninth year of its Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP). The 2- to 5- year awards--ranging from $600,000 to $6.6 million--support research and tools to further knowledge about the genomes of economically important crop plants such as potato, poplar and corn, and will also reveal how networks of genes control basic plant processes.
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NSF Announces Goals, Priorities For Next Five Years (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-02-2006 at 03:00:34
The National Science Foundation today released its strategic plan to guide the agency's priorities and investments for the next five years.
The plan, titled Investing in America's Future, reflects months of discussion with the research and education community and others. It is the first to be published under NSF's current leaders, and will influence the agency's FY 2008 budget request.
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