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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: biofuels

image of a pond with duckweed, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY

The food and fuel that farms itself

4/1/2025

Duckweed can grow practically anywhere there’s sun and standing water. CSHL plant biologists identify the genes behind some of its most useful traits. Read the story »

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The tiny plant tackling climate change

12/8/2022

The humble aquatic duckweed plant has enormous potential as a new source of healthy protein, low-carbon biofuels, and other bioproducts. Read the story »

How to bury carbon? Let plants do the dirty work.

2/5/2021

Carbon sequestration could slow or reverse human emissions—and nothing is better at sequestration than a green plant. Read the story »

An essay from the President: Biology for the planet

5/16/2019

CSHL plant scientists are looking for solutions to the biggest questions in agriculture as environments are reshaped by climate change. Read the story »

Base Pairs Episode 16.5: Fuels of the fuels

8/16/2018

Rob Martienssen explains how genetic modification and advances in technology factor into the future of fuel as well as cinematic sci-fi fuels. Listen to the podcast »

Base Pairs Episode 16: Big plans for a tiny plant

7/16/2018

As temperatures around the globe continue to rise, scientists are working hard to develop solutions that deal with the consequences of climate change. Listen to the podcast »

Big plans for a tiny plant

7/15/2018

On this episode of Base Pairs, Rob Martienssen discusses how duckweed could be the next biofuel and help combat climate change Read the story »

Energy from thin air: Basic research to biofuels

6/12/2018

A plant scientist and an industry innovator discuss how simple duckweed may help address climate change and energy needs. Watch the video »

Full genome map of oil palm indicates a way to raise yields and protect rainforest

7/24/2013

A single gene is identified whose regulation controls oil palm yield. Read the story »

CSHL research takes center stage at the Secret Science Club

9/21/2011

Robert Martienssen presented at the Secret Science Club in Brooklyn on super seeds, weeds, and biofuels. Read the story »

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