Project Number: 5450-51000-036-03
Project Type: Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Aug 01, 2007
End Date: Dec 31, 2011

Objective:
To investigate whether high-selenium soybeans have greater anticancer effects that low-selenium soybeans in animal models.

Approach:
UNL will be responsible for identifying an appropriate line of soybeans (based on its nutrient contents) and determining the stages of the plant development that are most appropriate for selenium fertilization. UNL will be responsible for planting, fertilizing the plants with selenium, harvesting and providing the beans to GFHNRC. GFHNRC will be responsible for designing and conducting animal studies. This includes dietary preparation, feeding animals, carcinogen treatment, monitoring the progress, collecting and analyzing data. GFHNRC and UNL together will interpret data, draw conclusions from the investigation and prepare manuscripts for publication in scientific journals.