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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 »

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 »

Martienssen named 2020 Royal Society winner

8/3/2020

Professor and HHMI Investigator Rob Martienssen wins a 2020 Royal Society medal for his RNAi research. 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 »

Nobelist Sir Richard Roberts talks GMOs at CSHL

6/26/2020

Nobelist and CSHL alum Sir Richard Roberts spoke about GMOs and the future of agriculture with Pamela Ronald and Rob Martienssen. Read the story »

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Nobelist Sir Richard Roberts talks GMOs at CSHL hosted event

6/25/2020

Nobelist and CSHL alum Sir Richard Roberts spoke about GMOs and the future of agriculture with Pamela Ronald and Rob Martienssen in this video. Watch the video »

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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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Barbara McClintock: Free to discover

3/23/2020

Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock spent half her life at CSHL, enjoying the freedom to explore new ideas and ignore criticism. This is her journey. 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 »

Andrea Schorn zooms in on small RNAs in the cell

4/29/2019

Dr. Andrea Schorn joins CSHL faculty as research assistant professor. Her focus is exploring transposable elements in the genome of mammalian cells. Read the story »

Rob Martienssen wins Martin Gibbs Medal for plant research

4/15/2019

CSHL Professor Rob Martienssen wins the 2019 Martin Gibbs Medal for his contributions to plant biology. Read the story »

Rob Martienssen special talk: Barbara McClintock’s Controlling Elements, Then and Now

1/25/2019

Rob Martienssen's special lecture on Barbara McClintock's 'Controlling Elements, Then and Now,' given at the CSHL Library Szybalski Reading Room. Watch the video »

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 »