In return, the chemistry department will be used as a test site for development of new instrumentation and software. Title of the new instrumentation will be transferred to Clemson after three years, provided the department makes good use of the instrumentation for education and research during this period. It will also complement the research activities of Clemson's national Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films . The equipment will give undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to gain experience performing thermoanalytical measurements and interpreting data. Heapin' helpin' of rice research Clemson's Genomics Institute is leading one of two American teams in an international effort to identify all the genetic components of rice.
Rice is the world's most important food crop, feeding half the human population.
The goal is to discover each of the approximately 40,000 genes in rice and locate their position on each of the 12 chromosomes. The next step will be to use that knowledge to improve useful traits, such as higher yield or nutritional content, in rice and other grain crops. Visit ClemsoNews for the latest information at Clemson University. To find out how to advertise with Clemson World Magazine Online, email or call 864.656.7897. These pages were designed for Netscape.