Article: Kemin Contributes Global Soil Samples and Strain Collections to University of Iowa.

The Contribution Will Increase the Profile of Iowa's Biotech Industry by Creating Significant Opportunity for Iowa Researchers

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Kemin Industries made a contribution of 34,365 soil samples and 39,662 microbial strains to the University of Iowa today. The soil samples, collected from every continent and virtually every known ecology on the planet, is a tremendous source of genetic diversity for advanced medical discovery and biocatalytic applications of microorganisms and enzymes. Many of the soil samples come from old rain forests and/or ecologies that no longer exist.

Kemin's strain collection consists of microorganisms isolated from ...

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