J. Craig Venter Institute Grant

Organization - J. Craig Venter Institute
Grant Amount - $2,035,789
Foundation - Moore Foundation
Grant Purpose - The sequences produced through this grant will give insight into new genes and proteins, novel life forms, and how life is possible under unique environmental conditions. The data will be released into the public domain as part of the Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA).


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