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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: plant genetics

Pew Trusts name CSHL’s Daniel Rodríguez-Leal a Latin American Fellow in Biomedical Sciences

6/9/2016

Daniel Rodríguez-Leal, Ph.D., a postdoctoral investigator was selected for the Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences Read the story »

Discovery of new stem cell pathway indicates route to much higher yields in maize, staple crops

5/16/2016

Researchers discover a new regulatory pathway that channels signals emanating from a plant's extremities to the stem cell niche. Read the story »

Scientists uncover mechanism by which plants inherit epigenetic modifications

9/20/2012

Changes in epigenetic marks in DNA leads to genome reprogramming. Read the story »

CSHL is part of international team that sequences genomes of the “Heinz” tomato & its wild ancestor

5/25/2012

Led by Asst. Prof. Zach Lippman, CSHL researchers sequenced the genome of the domesticated tomato's wild ancestor. Read the story »

Study uncovers a molecular “maturation clock” that modulates branching architecture in tomato plants

12/22/2011

The secret to pushing tomato plants to produce more fruit might not lie in an extra dose of Miracle-Gro Read the story »

Plant biologists dissect genetic mechanism enabling plants to overcome environmental challenge

8/1/2011

What can an immobile corn plant do to escape encroaching shade? Activate genes to change its shape, research reveals. Read the story »

CSHL is part of international team that sequences the ‘chocolate’ genome

1/14/2011

Researchers succeeded in producing a draft genome of a cacao tree variety whose beans yield the world’s finest chocolate. Read the story »

Scientists at CSHL discover mobile small RNAs that set up leaf patterning in plants

3/1/2009

Small RNAs act like morphogens in helping to define the boundary between the top and bottom sides of leaves Read the story »

CSHL researchers identify gene whose function explains how plant cells keep tiny communication channels open

2/17/2009

GAT1 encodes an enzyme that maintains flow of information through transport channels Read the story »

Researchers find an essential gene for forming ears of corn

9/23/2008

CSHL professor David Jackson, Ph.D., and a team of plant geneticists have identified a gene essential in controlling development of the maize plant Read the story »

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, DuPont join forces to boost crop yields, meet global demand

7/31/2007

CSHL and DuPont enter research collaboration for crop genetics research on yield enhancement and development of enabling technologies in crops. Read the story »

The genetic origins of corn on the cob

7/24/2005

Researchers isolated the ramosa1 gene and show how it controls the arrangement and length of flower-bearing branches in corn. Read the story »

NY plant genomics “dream team” secures $5 million NSF grant

9/20/2004

Genomics Consortium brings together expertise from four New York institutions, and won a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation Read the story »

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