A Bonanza for Plant Genomics

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A National Science Foundation plant genome initiative is one of several new sources of plant research funding that are providing a windfall to the plant research community. The budget for the NSF initiative is $40 million for 1998 and $50 million for 1999. Three/fourths of the funds will be spent on genetic studies of crops with economic importance.

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Navigating shrinking financial seas: marine geoscience

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Deep-sea oceanographers will have to rely mostly on the National Science Foundation, as other funding sources have been severely cut. A recent workshop on the future of the field had delegates arguing over research priorities, but eventually agreeing to work on interdisciplinary projects.

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National Science Foundation's other mission

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Crisis in science education looms if proposed government cut's to NSF go through.

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