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NSF supports groundbreaking research infrastructure to sequence Antarctic genomes from microbes to whales
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $18.4 million to a research project led by DRI to sequence Antarctic genomes. The study aims to catalog biological diversity from microbes to whales.
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Advances in genomic sequencing in extreme environments provide critical data for understanding climate change and biodiversity.
Reno, Nev. (September 29, 2026) – The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded DRI’s Alison Murray, molecular microbial ecologist and…
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