• Conversion of lignocelluloslc materi- 

 als 



• Nitrogen-fixing symbiotic systems 



• Biophotolysis of water to hydrogen 

 gas. 



List of Gap Areas 



• Bio-solar energy conversion 



• The global COt problem 



• Environmental and other constraints 

 that affect economic growth 



• Drought management 



• Structural design and engineering 

 (the structural design process, ma- 

 chine design, human factors re- 

 search, industrial engineering). 



Smithsonian Institution 



Research plans of the Smithsonian concentrate 

 on the collection and exploration of basic infor- 

 mation about and measurement of physical and 

 cultural environments and man's effect upon 

 them. 



Standardized collections of biological 

 specimens 



Effects of land runoff on estuarine 

 water quality 



Environmental effects of ultraviolet 

 radiation 



Tropical forest regeneration 

 Natural habitats critical in the pres- 

 ervation of endangered species 

 Alternate food and energy sources 

 Animal behavior and reproduction. 



Veterans Administration (VA) 



The mission of medical research in the VA is 

 the improvement of health care, especially of vet- 

 eran patients, through scientific efforts. A part of 

 this mission is to provide a better understanding 

 of the biological, chemical, physical, and behav- 

 ioral phenomena underlying disease, disability, 

 and health through a broad program of investiga- 

 tion of life processes. 



List of Priorities 



of 



List of Priorities 



• Archeological research 

 World 



in the New 



Dedifferentiation/redifferentiation 



neural tissue 



Biochemical and structural changes 



of aging 



Metabolic basis of alcoholism. 



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