Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Amount

$145,786.00

Award Date

8/27/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The yeast plasmid 2 micron circle provides a simple model for a 'benign parasite genome'. The genetic organization of the plasmid has been evolutionarily optimized for its high-copy propagation without compromising the fitness of the host cells. The centr