News

Oct

26

2021

How do plants act fast to fight off infections?

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— New work led by Carnegie’s Kangmei Zhao and Sue Rhee reveals a new mechanism by which plants are able to rapidly activate defenses against bacterial infections. This understanding could inspire efforts to improve crop yields and ...

Oct

04

2021

NSF funds team-up of computer scientists and microbiologist to analyze microbial communities

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie’s Devaki Bhaya is part of a Rice University led team that was recently awarded $2.8 million from the National Science Foundation for a five-year project to define the social order of naturally occurring microbial communities ...

Sep

24

2021

Former Carnegie Staff Associate Martin Jonikas named HHMI Investigator

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Former Carnegie Staff Associate Martin Jonikas, now an Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, was named one of 33 new Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigators. HHMI recognized Jonikas for his ...

Sep

07

2021

Contributions of Black plant scientists highlighted in area HBCU art exhibits

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— All year round, our lives are shaped by events that were made possible by the often underrecognized work of Black plant scientists. From the refreshment of enjoying a cool scoop of vanilla ice cream on a hot summer day, to the thrill ...

Sep

07

2021

The future is plant-based. But how do we get there?

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— The world’s population is growing, and global climate change will reshape our maps—shifting locations where human settlements can sustainably exist and thrive. Plant science can help us understand and mitigate the coming challenges, ...

Jul

14

2021

Carnegie and Stanford plant scientists awarded $900K for biofuel research

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman and Stanford University’s Ellen Yeh were awarded a $900, 000 grant this spring from the university’s public-private partnership Strategic Energy Alliance to research the synthesis of biofuels from a species ...

Jul

06

2021

How seeds know it’s a good time to germinate

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Dehydrated plant seeds can lay dormant for long periods—over 1,000 years in some species—before the availability of water can trigger germination. This protects the embryonic plant inside from a variety of environmental stresses until ...

Jun

22

2021

Carnegie postdoc wins fellowship to study plants’ adaptation to climate change

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie’s Megan Ruffley was awarded a prestigious Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology from the National Science Foundation to study the genetics underpinning a plant’s ability to adapt to a changing climate. ...

May

03

2021

Unraveling a mystery of dinoflagellate genomic architecture

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— New work from a Stanford University-led team of researchers including Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman and Tingting Xiang unravels a longstanding mystery about the relationship between form and function in the genetic material of a diverse ...

Feb

11

2021

A plant’s nutrient-sensing abilities can modulate its response to environmental stress

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Understanding how plants respond to stressful environmental conditions is crucial to developing effective strategies for protecting important agricultural crops from a changing climate. New research led by Carnegie’s Zhiyong Wang, ...

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