Mold Research Project to Receive Support from Energy Department
October 30, 2013News release: http://info.umkc.edu/umatters/2013/10/28/umkc-wins-grant-valued-at-1-2-million-for-biofuel-project/
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) will provide DNA sequencing support valued at $1.2 million for a research project at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, which looks into how a species of mold could help turn plant material into fuel.
The JBEI will provide DNA sequencing for up to 600 strains of Neurospora crassa, a common plant-associated mold species that can break down complex molecules and can be used as a model organism to understand how other organisms break down complex plant material.
With the grant, UMKC researchers will choose among the many mutant strains of Neurospora crassa in their collection and send them to the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute where DNA sequencing and preliminary analysis will be done. Knowing the sequence of each mutant will enable researchers to use Neurospora as a tool to understand how complex biological processes can be utilized for production of fuel and for processing of food and feed.
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