Indiana University awarded $6.2m from US Army Research Office for bacteria study

May 12, 2014 |

In Indiana, Indiana University biologists will receive over $6.2 million from the U.S. Army Research Office to study how bacteria evolve in response to both their internal, population-influenced environments and their external natural environment.

With repeatable, predictable results, the work would be expected to have important practical applications related to a number of issues including energy and food production as it relates to biofuels, agricultural pests and symbionts. The team will be led by IU Distinguished Professor of Biology Michael Lynch and will coordinate four laboratories focusing on population genetics, DNA mutagenesis, metabolism, and the effects of starvation and dormancy.

 

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