UTSA researcher receives $1 million award to aid food security

(University of Texas at San Antonio) Garry Sunter, chair of the UTSA Department of Biology, has received an award worth up to $1 million over four years to develop a technology that enlists insects to deliver genetic therapies that improve the health of vulnerable, mature plants. Sunter is part of a Pennsylvania State University-led team supporting the Defense Advance Research Project Agency's Insect Allies program.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news