Hello,
most of the grant calls I have found (especially those from the UE) are based on medical issues (cancer, etc). But if one wanted to carry out just general microbiology (for instance ecology), what resources would be available?
Thanks
I'm not sure microbial ecology could help...
sure! Thanks
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