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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 »

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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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Why roots don’t grow in the shade

10/27/2021

CSHL researchers found that sun-loving plants grown in the shade express stress hormones, which stunt their root systems. Read the story »

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Tools of the trade at CSHL: The greenhouse

9/13/2021

The greenhouse provides a beautiful space for hundreds of experimental plants to grow all year round, which could allow scientists to build better crops so Watch the video »

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The secret history of corn is revealed in its genome

8/5/2021

For the first time, scientists have assembled in-depth maps of dozens of corn genomes, filling in gaps related to key agricultural traits. Read the story »

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How plants leave behind their parents’ genomic baggage

5/20/2021

A baby plant resets its genome, erasing the changes that its parents accumulated. CSHL scientists found how the plant adds back a few necessary ones. Read the story »

Zach Lippman elected to the National Academy of Sciences

4/29/2021

CSHL Professor & HHMI Investigator Zach Lippman is honored for his work on plant genetics and crop improvement. Read the story »

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CSHL professor weighs in: Are CRISPR plants GMOs?

3/15/2021

CSHL Professor Zach Lippman was interviewed on a BBC podcast about the future of agriculture in the UK and Europe. 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 »

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