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www.aces.uiuc.edu/ExplorACES ExplorACES 2007 25 Turner Hall Mapping Spatial Variation North Entryway, Turner Hall Discover various methods used to display and model variation. Come check out the various technologies required to analyze spatial variations and the results of different methods of analysis. An ACES James Scholar project presented by Ben Martin (Princeville, IL). An Evaluation of the Improvement of Indian Popping Corn Through Hybridization North Entryway, Turner Hall In a quest to invent the perfect popcorn, a breeding project was used to create a colorful popcorn kernel that tastes as good as it looks! An ACES James Scholar project presented by Regan Joehl (Godfrey, IL). Explore a Molecular Genetics Lab North Entryway, Turner Hall Times for Tour: Friday - 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1pm, 2 pm Saturday - 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm Tour a working molecular genetics lab! See tissue culture growth chambers for plant cultures, and learn how students and faculty in Crop Sciences use molecular genetics to study soybeans and other plants. Tour is given by ACES student Brian Fisher. From Illinois Fields to You W-121, Turner Hall About 11 million acres of corn and 10 million acres of soybeans are grown each year in Illinois. Corn and soybeans are used in many products we eat and use every day. Come see a sampling of products made from corn and soybeans. DID YOU KNOW... • More than $1,000,000 worth of merit-based scholarships are awarded to ACES students each year. Identification of Possible Leaf Mutant Genes in Soybean through Microarray Analysis North Entryway, Turner Hall Learn about student research that focuses on analyzing genetic expression of soybeans to find genes responsible for leaf mutations. An ACES James Scholar project presented by Brian Fisher (Mandan, ND).
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