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 ...
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 ...
Aug 27 2014 Carnegie Ranked Top Charity for Thirteenth Year By Carnegie HQ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure ...