Featured on Nature Biotechnology’s Online Journal Professor Lee Insuk (Department of Biotechnology) published a paper on a genome-scale gene network for Arabidopsis thaliana on the online version of Nature Biotechnology. The research was done through an international cooperation with Edward M Marcotte (Ph.D, University of Texas) and Seung Y Rhee (Carnegie Institute for Science). Gene network is a functional relation between the genes in living organisms. Unknown functions of genes can be estimated by their relation to neighboring genes of which functions are already proved. Professor Lee’s research team discovered new genes named Drs1 and Lrs1 from the gene network of Arabodopsis, which has 30,000 genes. Each gene controls the resistance to draught and the growth of roots. The discovery is considered as a successful case of finding genes for improving biological traits through the gene network of plants that can be used as a source for bio fuel or food. Professor Lee’s research team expects the gene network would “bring a groundbreaking development to researches in bio energy and agriculture.” The research was published on the online version of Nature Biotechnology.