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Oct

02

2017

$16M DOE grant will enhance sorghum bioenergy

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — Carnegie Plant Biology Acting Director Sue Rhee and staff scientist José Dinneny and their labs are part of a research effort led by The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , one of the world’s largest independent plant science ...

Sep

26

2017

Fundraising for Mexico Earthquake Relief

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The Dinneny lab at the Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science is mobilizing a fundraiser for the victims of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico on Sept 19, 2017. Donations can be made through the following youcaring ...

Sep

21

2017

Green algae could be key to engineering faster-growing crops

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — How do green algae grow so quickly? Two new collaborations offer insight into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in photosynthesis, a key factor in their ability to rapidly take over a swimming pool or pond ...

Aug

25

2017

What Makes Red Algae So Different And Why Should We Care?

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Palo Alto, CA— The red algae called Porphyra and its ancestors have thrived for millions of years in the harsh habitat of the intertidal zone—exposed to fluctuating temperatures, high UV radiation, severe salt stress, and desiccation. Red algae ...

Jul

17

2017

What makes red algae so different and why should we care?

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA — The red algae called Porphyra and its ancestors have thrived for millions of years in the harsh habitat of the intertidal zone—exposed to fluctuating temperatures, high UV radiation, severe salt stress, and desiccation. Red algae ...

Jun

21

2017

Algae: the final frontier

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA — Algae dominate the oceans that cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, and produce half of the oxygen that we breathe. And yet fewer than 10 percent of the algae have been formally described in the scientific literature, as noted ...

Jun

15

2017

Carnegie’s Cesar-Cuevas Velazquez Announced Pew Latin American Fellow

By Carnegie HQ

Pew announced the 2017 classes of biomedical scholars, Latin American fellows, and Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research today. Cesar-Cuevas Velazquez of the Department of Plant Biology Dinneny lab is among 37 researchers selected. These new ...

Jun

15

2017

Cesar Cuevas-Velasquez selected as Latin American Fellow for Pew Charitable Trusts

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Ten pioneering postdoctoral scientists from Latin America will each be awarded two years of funding to conduct research at laboratories and academic institutions in the United States. The 2017 fellows are from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and ...

Jun

01

2017

Revealed: New step in plant mastermind hormone’s pathway

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA —Plants are stationary. This means that the way they grow must be highly internally regulated to use the surrounding resources in the most-advantageous way possible. Just imagine if you were stuck in one spot and had to strategize to ...

May

19

2017

Jia-Ying Zhu Receives Postdoctoral Innovation and Excellence (PIE) Award

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