The US Department of Energy has been allocated $19.9 million FY 2002 to spend on integrated genomic research, particularly in microbiology: http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/LAB02_13.html http://www.doegenomestolife.org/ Go for it! Una Smith Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mailstop K-710, Los Alamos, NM 87545