University of Rhode Island leads $3M collaborative research project on 'Rules of Life'

(University of Rhode Island) The University of Rhode Island is leading a team that has been awarded a $3 million 5-year collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation as part of its investment in 10 Big Ideas to serve the nation's future. Funded through NSF's Understanding the Rules of Life: Epigenetics program, researchers will work to better understand how changes in nutrition and energy through symbiosis can influence epigenetic changes in corals, and what it may mean for coral ecology.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 24, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news