Vol. 6. Num. 2 - Jan 2006
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ISU to play vital role in solving corn genome
If genomes were jigsaw puzzles, the corn genome would have twice the pieces
as the human puzzle. Scientists in Iowa State's Center for Plant Genomics have
been chosen to participate in a $29.5 million, three-year project to sequence
the entire corn genome.
Computer biology program gets $3M
A $3 million, fire-year grant for Iowa State's graduate program in computational
molecular biology shows that nothing succeeds like success.
Metabolomics targets gene function
Iowa State researchers will lead a project designed to understand the functions of plant's chemical makeup.
A tribute to Paul Flakoll (1957-2005)
Paul Flakoll, Director of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition (CDFIN) and professor of food science and human nutrition and of animal science, lost a long battle against cancer and passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2005.
Borlaug honored with medal
Norman Borlaug, a founding member of the Plant Sciences Institute Board and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will receive the 2004 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor.
