{ tf1ansi {fonttbl{f0fnil;}{f1fswiss Arial;}{f2fswiss Arial;}{f3fswiss Arial;}}paperh15840paperw12240margt1440margl2016margr1440margb720sbknone plaincols1 par sect cols1 f3 fs22 qj 9724112 Yoonpar pard par ql This award provides renewed support of the National Drosophila Species Resource Center (NDSRC), a collection of 250 species of the fruit fly Drosophila. The collection, which began operation at the University of Texas (Austin) over 50 years ago, includes over 1405 living strains that are used for basic studies in genetics, developmental and population biology, ecology and evolution. The number of species in the collection has increased by about 10% since 1990. Each year, the NDSRC provides approximately 1000 samples of its collection to scientists throughout the world at modest charge. Operation of the collection is guided by the principal investigator, Dr. Jong S. Yoon, and an extemal advisory committee first established by the American Society of Naturalists in 1975.par pard par ql fi4680 ~31,,@=.n.{'ae}u.n.par pard sect pard cols1 par }
