University of Texas at Austin

Speakers at the Association for Biomolecular Resource Facilities annual meeting gave advice on preparing for and recovering from hurricanes.

One team suggested Cas4 is required to assist the Cas1-2 complex, while the other said Cas4 helps maintain fidelity during CRISPR adaptation.

The grants were made as part of the NSF's Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools — or EDGE — program.

Researchers tracked one individual's brain imaging patterns, physical features, blood metabolomics, gene expression, and more.

The two-year award comes on the heels of the publication of a map of the Upland cotton genome by US and Chinese researchers.