Genomics and proteomics research organizations Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia and Genome Alberta will help fund a $7.8 million research project designed to create tools for the prediction and guarantee of sustainable biomass feedstocks for Canadian biofuel production.
The University of Alberta and the U.S. DOE’s Joint Genome Institute will also co-fund the project.
The project, titled “Genomics-Enhanced Forecasting Tools to Secure Canada’s Near-Term Lignocellulosic Feedstock Supply for Bioenergy using the Mountain Pine Beetle System,” will study the current mountain pine beetle epidemic in search of genomics information on pine trees, bark beetles and associated fungal pathogens.
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