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Nov
16
2015

Plant metabolic protein tailored for nighttime growth

By Carnegie HQ
Stanford, CA —Everyone who took high school biology learned that photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and select bacteria transform the Sun's energy into chemical energy during the daytime. But these photosynthetic organisms activate ...
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Nov
02
2015

Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds

By Carnegie HQ
Stanford, CA — Once a mother plant releases its embryos to the outside world, they have to survive on their own without family protection. To ensure successful colonization by these vulnerable creatures, the mother plant provides the embryo with a ...
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Oct
21
2015

Devaki Bhaya pens essay in Pacific Horticulture

By Carnegie HQ
"I started to wonder if I could design a course that encouraged freshmen to recognize the beauty and wealth of trees on campus? Could I meld my curiosity about the trees and rejuvenate my rusty background in botany to help create a resource for the ...
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Oct
19
2015

Structure revealed: Plant sugar transporter involved in carbon sequestration

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Stanford, CA — Like humans, plants are surrounded by and closely associated with microbes. The majority of these microbes are beneficial, but some can cause devastating disease. Maintaining the balance between them is critical. Plants feed these ...
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Oct
08
2015

New Way to Watch Plant-Cell Walls Assemble

By Carnegie HQ
Washington, D.C.—The pervasive plant fiber cellulose, which makes up cell walls, represents most of the biomass on Earth and is used to create everything from textiles and building materials, to renewable biofuels. Primary cell walls determine the ...
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Oct
06
2015

Carnegie’s Jonikas and Zhang Receive Prestigious NIH Awards

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Two researchers, Martin Jonikas of Carnegie’s Department of Plant Biology and Zhao Zhang of the Department of Embryology, have been awarded the New Innovator and Early Independence Awards, respectively, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ...
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Sep
30
2015

New nanoscale visualization method to unravel photosynthesis

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Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman teamed up with engineers at Stanford University (including Fritz Prinz and graduate student s Zubin Hu ang and Witchukorn Phuthong) to develop the use of atomic force microscopy to determine the structures of ...
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Sep
01
2015

SFGate: Glowing roots illuminate plant secrets

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On SFGate: Carnegie's José Dinneny uses firefly proteins to light up certain plants and reveal root system behavior. More
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Aug
19
2015

Firefly protein enables visualization of roots in soil

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Stanford, CA — Plants form a vast network of below-ground roots that search soil for needed resources. The structure and function of this root network can be highly adapted to particular environments, such as desert soils where plants like Mesquite ...
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Jul
30
2015

Carnegie’s Frommer elected to German Academy

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Stanford, CA —Wolf B. Frommer, Director of Carnegie’s Department of Plant Biology, has been elected as a member of the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, one of the world’s oldest national academies. Leopoldina has a membership of about 1,500 ...
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