Sep 26 2017 Fundraising for Mexico Earthquake Relief By admin 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? By admin 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 By admin 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 ...