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Mar
02
2016

Some bacterial CRISPRs can snip RNA, too

By Carnegie HQ
Stanford, CA — You’ve probably seen news stories about the highly lauded, much-discussed genome editing system CRISPR/Cas9. But did you know the system was actually derived from bacteria, which use it to fight off foreign invaders such as viruses? ...
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Feb
26
2016

How plants protect photosynthesis from oxygen

By Carnegie HQ
Stanford, CA— During the daytime, plants convert the Sun’s energy into sugars using photosynthesis, a complex, multi-stage biochemical process. New work from a team including Carnegie’s Mark Heinnickel, Wenqiang Yang, and Arthur Grossman identified ...
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Feb
18
2016

Plant scientists: GM technology a safe tool to help meet food supply demands

By Carnegie HQ
Washington, DC — More than 1,000 scientists from nonprofit, corporate, academic, and private institutions say public doubts about genetically modified food crops are hindering the next Green Revolution. In a letter published in the journal Science ...
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Dec
17
2015

Carnegie’s Jones recognized for early career contributions to plant science

By Carnegie HQ
Stanford, CA —Carnegie’s Alexander Jones will receive the Tansley Medal for Excellence in Plant Science. The honor includes publishing a short review, an editorial written about his work in the journal New Phytologist , and a small bursary. The ...
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Nov
17
2015

2015 Carnegie DPB summer intern program report

By admin
intern.jpg This year’s Department of Plant Biology Summer Internship Program was held June 12th to August 14th. Over 30 domestic and international students participated in this program and conducted experiments in 10 labs at Carnegie DPB. We had a ...
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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

By Carnegie HQ
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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