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Digging up the deep-rooted secrets of perennial corn

3/10/2023

Perennials may hold the key to sustainable farming. CSHL scientists are decoding the genes that let these plants withstand the test of time. Read the story »

Tomato cousin’s coolest quirk

1/25/2023

Take an up-close look at what CSHL Professor Zachary Lippman describes as “one of the coolest evolutionary novelties to emerge in plants.” Watch the video »

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Reinvigorating CSHL’s Ph.D. program

12/13/2022

Graduate student turned director of graduate studies, Zachary Lippman shares his vision for the CSHL School of Biological Sciences. 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 »

CSHL groundcherry research bears new fruits

10/31/2022

New genetic blueprints for two types of groundcherry may help strengthen food supplies and reveal how plants evolve. Read the story »

What shedding light on plant growth could mean for cancer

6/13/2022

CSHL researchers have found a new way to control plant growth by manipulating proteins involved in the process of detecting light. Read the story »

How tweaking genes keeps corn and rice on your plate

5/18/2022

CSHL scientists leveraged lessons from the corn genome to improve another global staple crop, rice. Read the story »

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New CSHL website brings together sorghum researchers

5/9/2022

Plant researchers and breeders are now using a website created by CSHL to get the latest intel on sorghum crop research. Read the story »

Martienssen elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

4/28/2022

CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen joins the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read the story »

The race to protect sweet corn

4/22/2022

Breeding a variety that can withstand disease and taste better too Read the story »

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Stabilizing chromosomes to tackle tumors

3/17/2022

Dicer and its partner BRD4 stabilize chromosomes. Targeting this pair could provide new therapeutic opportunities against cancer. Read the story »

Plants fight for their lives

1/31/2022

As arable land disappears, a genetic tweak might secure the world’s food supply. Read the story »

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Psst! Plants pass notes from cell to cell

1/14/2022

Plants relay messages critical for development between their cells using RNA. See tiny RNA messages zoom around inside plant cells. Watch the video »

Plants: RNA notes to self

1/13/2022

CSHL scientists discovered a way plants send messages between cells using RNA and a protein escort. Read the story »

photo of Swentowsky, Lee, Lindsay, Kitagawa, Tran, and David Jackson

Corn 2.0

11/29/2021

Climate change and population growth are threatening our crops. CSHL Professor David Jackson is helping corn keep up with the demand. Read the story »

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