Press Releases

Jan

08

2020

How do corals make the most of their symbiotic algae?

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA— Corals depend on their symbiotic relationships with the algae that they host. But how do they keep algal population growth in check? The answer to this fundamental question could help reefs survive in a changing climate. New work ...

Nov

12

2019

Who controls whom: Algae or sea anemone?

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— Bleached anemones—those lacking symbiotic algae—do not move toward light, a behaviour exhibited by healthy, symbiotic anemones. Published in Coral Reefs , this finding from Carnegie’s Shawna Foo, Arthur Grossman, and Ken Caldeira, ...

Aug

28

2019

Predicting the mutations plants need to survive climate change

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Plant genetic diversity in Central Europe could collapse due to temperature extremes and drought brought on by climate change, according to a new paper in Nature led by Moises Exposito-Alonso, who joins Carnegie next month from the ...

Aug

23

2019

Carnegie researchers receive joint U.K.-U.S. grant to study hot spring microbes

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie plant scientists Devaki Bhaya and Arthur Grossman received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to study photosynthetic ...

Aug

22

2019

Carnegie-led initiative receives major DOE biofuels research grant

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie plant biologists Sue Rhee and David Ehrhardt will lead one of 25 teams awarded a total of $64 million this week by the U.S. Department of Energy to pursue genomic research of potential biofuel crops. “This research will help ...

Aug

06

2019

New award will honor Winslow Briggs’ legacy of mentorship

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) will name a mentorship award in honor of legendary Carnegie plant scientist Winslow Briggs, who died in February. The ASPB is a professional society dedicated to the advancement of ...

Jul

18

2019

Do plant cells hold the roadmap for surviving climate change?

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Do plant scientists hold the key to saving vulnerable populations in a changing climate? How should plant researchers prepare to deploy their knowledge to maintain food security in the future—as well as to promote renewable energy, ...

Jun

19

2019

Investigating coral and algal “matchmaking” at the cellular level

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— What factors govern algae’s success as “tenants” of their coral hosts both under optimal conditions and when oceanic temperatures rise? A Victoria University of Wellington-led team of experts that includes Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman ...

May

24

2019

How corn’s ancient ancestor swipes left on crossbreeding

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Determining how one species becomes distinct from another has been a subject of fascination dating back to Charles Darwin. New research led by Carnegie’s Matthew Evans and published in Nature Communications elucidates the mechanism ...

May

23

2019

How plant cells neutralize the potential for self-harm

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Photosynthesis makes our atmosphere oxygen-rich and forms the bedrock of our food supply. But under changing or stressful environmental conditions, the photosynthetic process can become unbalanced, resulting in an excess of highly ...

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