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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 »

Building a corn cob—cell by cell, gene by gene

1/26/2021

CSHL scientists are piecing together the genes that control how corn develops. Read the story »

The world destroyer in your shampoo and ice cream

7/6/2020

Palm oil is an environmental scourge. Genetics has a solution. Read the story »

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The DNA tricks that gave us 100 different kinds of tomatoes

6/17/2020

It takes 230,000 genetic differences to make 100 different varieties of tomatoes. Read the story »

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Teachers make genomes more useful… from home

5/21/2020

Researchers and educators participated in an online annotation jamboree to help researchers understand the corn genome. Read the story »

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Coronavirus research in plants

5/15/2020

Purified coronavirus proteins are in short supply for COVID-19 researchers, so CSHL plant scientists are jumping in to make them. Read the story »

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The future of food looks small, dense, and very bushy

2/18/2020

Vertical farming could make agriculture more robust and sustainable. To unlock that potential, scientists are redesigning crops for urban life. Read the story »

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Lippman wins NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences

1/22/2020

CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Zachary Lippman was awarded the NAS Prize for his work in the field of plant genetics. Read the story »

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A new tomato ideal for urban gardens and even outer space

12/23/2019

Researchers used CRISPR gene editing to optimize tomatoes for urban agriculture, preparing them for the city rooftops and possibly space missions. Read the story »

Shifting the balance of growth vs. defense boosts crop yield

12/19/2019

Researchers found that a specific gene in maize balances both growth of the plant and its immunity. Read the story »

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