Genomic Resources: Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Library Construction (BAC)

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) invites proposals for the construction and arraying of Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) libraries, from a broad phylogenetic spectrum of organisms, for the purpose of addressing fundamental questions in developmental, evolutionary and comparative biology.  Awards will be made to support the constructing and arraying of libraries, and the maintaining, archiving and disseminating of these libraries.  The organisms selected should be justified in terms of their utility in addressing specific scientific questions, their phylogenetic significance, and their tractability for further studies.