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Mar

15

2015

How do they do plant research without growing a thing?

By Carnegie HQ

Human health and survival depend in large part on the chemistry of plant metabolism. About a quarter of our prescription drugs and half of anticancer drugs come from plants. These compounds, called specialized or secondary metabolites, are used to ...

Nov

13

2014

Switching on a dime: how plants function in shade and light

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA— Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert energy from the sunlight into chemical energy in the form of sugars. These sugars are used by plants to grow and function, as well as food for animals and humans that eat them. ...

Nov

13

2014

Carnegie Institution Receives Phase II Grand Challenges Explorations Funding

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, D.C.— Carnegie announced today that it will receive Phase II funding through Grand Challenges Explorations , an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables individuals worldwide to test bold ideas to ...

Nov

09

2014

Biochemistry detective work: algae at night

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA —Photosynthesis is probably the most well-known aspect of plant biochemistry. It enables plants, algae, and select bacteria to transform the energy from sunlight during the daytime into chemical energy in the form of sugars and starches ...

Oct

27

2014

Right place, right time: Cellular transportation compartments

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA — Proteins are the machinery that accomplishes almost every task in every cell in every living organism. The instructions for how to build each protein are written into a cell’s DNA. But once the proteins are constructed, they must be ...

Oct

16

2014

Cell architecture: Finding common ground

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA —When it comes to cellular architecture, function follows form. Plant cells contain a dynamic cytoskeleton which is responsible for directing cell growth, development, movement, and division. So over time, changes in the cytoskeleton ...

Oct

15

2014

2014 Carnegie DPB Retreat Report

By admin

Oct

15

2014

Barbara McClintock Fellowships and Cecil & Ida Green Senior Fellowship

By admin

Oct

08

2014

Carnegie DPB Retreat Awards Announcement

By admin

The Best Three Talks

Sep

03

2014

Airlock-like transport protein structure discovered

By Carnegie HQ

Audio Stanford, CA —Sugars are an essential source of energy for microrganisms, animals, and humans. They are produced by plants, which convert energy from sunlight into chemical energy in the form of sugars through photosynthesis. These sugars are ...

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