Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Discoveries
NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology
helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet,
microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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Using Your Computer to Grow More Nutritious Rice for a Hungry World Computational biologists use a powerful distributed computing network to research rice genome for increased yields of more nourishing rice varieties Released
October 14, 2008
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Researcher Walks Among Dying Baby Chimps Virginia Tech scientist Taranjit Kaur describes her team's research studying chimpanzees in western Tanzania and the virus that is threatening the chimps’ health Released
September 9, 2008
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What's Behind the Crazy Shapes of Fruits Ohio State researchers discover and clone a gene that controls the shape of tomatoes Released
July 8, 2008
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released
January 30, 2008
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Swimming Robot Tests Theories About Locomotion in Existing and Extinct Animals May explain why four-flippered swimmers now use only two Released
May 30, 2006
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Of Plants and Pathogens: A Model Relationship Pathogen genome reveals secrets of infection Released
February 28, 2006
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RISE Program Proves that Undergraduate Research Experiences Help Recruit Minority Scientists Mentorship is thriving at Arkansas State University, where geochemist Robyn Hannigan has established a program to immerse minority and female students in the study of environmental science. The result has been a double success for science and education. Released
November 8, 2005
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A Small Plant's Genome Has Huge Impact Completing the first-ever plant genome means knowing plants well, really well. Released
July 23, 2004
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