Primary Recipient

MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, THE

Amount

$535,108.00

Award Date

7/29/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

Animal vision was traditionally thought to be comprised of two distinct lineages of sensory cells that evolved separately in vertebrates vs. invertebrates. These photoreceptors differ fundamentally in the light sensor structure and the biochemistry to con