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News Release 10-031
NSF Builds Science and Engineering Capacity in Communities Around the United States
Funding awarded for the creation of five Science Technology Centers
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![A conceptual rendering of a biological machine showing circuitry on a biological material background](/news/mmg/media/images/stc1_f.jpg)
A conceptual rendering of a "biological machine," that shows an overlay of circuitry on a background of biological material.
Credit: MIT
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![Photo of Katrina J. Edwards, professor of biological sciences and Earth sciences at USC.](/news/mmg/media/images/stc2_f.jpg)
Katrina J. Edwards, professor of biological sciences and Earth sciences in the University of Southern California College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, is to lead an STC team.
Credit: Phil Channing, University of Southern California
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![Photos of E. coli cultures and populations of self-replicating digital organisms.](/news/mmg/media/images/stc3_f.jpg)
E. coli cultures and populations of self-replicating digital organisms are two of the model systems that BEACON scientists will use to observe evolution in action. The genomes of digital organisms vary randomly and are subject to natural selection in their digital environment by the same mechanism that Darwin discovered operates throughout the biological world. Experimental evolution in biological and digital systems will provide research insights in both directions between biology and computer science.
Credit: Robert T. Pennock, Michigan State University
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