In the News

Monday, April 23, 2018

(The Node) The people behind the papers – Sa Geng & James Umen

We caught up with the author of a new paper in Development, exploring the genetics of the process in Volvox, to hear the story behind the work.
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Friday, April 13, 2018

(St. Louis Business Journal) Danforth Center to take discoveries to market with new hire

Don MacKenzie is tasked overseeing the regulatory processes to bring the Danforth Center's technologies to market.
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Monday, April 02, 2018

(Genetics Society of America) On the origin of germ cells

This system offers a unique opportunity to explore the early evolution of germ cells.
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Friday, March 09, 2018

(Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) Genetic Origins of the Sexes Found to be Surprisingly Modest

Research captures the earliest stages of evolution where male and female gametes first evolved
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Friday, March 09, 2018

(St. Louis Public Radio) The challenge of feeding an increasing global population in a warmer, wealthier world

Allison Miller and Jason Clay joined St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2018

(Missouri Farm Bureau) Missouri Leading the Charge to Feed the World

Humans will need to produce more food in the next 40 years than in the previous 10,000 combined.
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Friday, March 02, 2018

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 39 North plant science district gets trail, road planning funds

Plans are in motion to rework roads and improve incubator space in the budding Creve Coeur plant-science district surrounding the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
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Thursday, February 22, 2018

(Ag Professional) The Future of Ag Tech in the Midwest

The development of new technology in agriculture has helped encourage young people
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

(Agri-Pulse) Who is leading the charge for new precision breeding tools?

Plenty of precision breeding innovation
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Thursday, February 01, 2018

(The Scientist) Researchers Learn from Plant Viruses to Protect Crops

Plants are locked in an ancient arms race with hostile viruses, but genome editing is giving crops the upper hand.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

(Nature) The Lost Art of Looking at Plants

Advances in genomics and imaging are reviving a fading discipline
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

(Agri-Pulse) The Promise and Potential for New Plant Varieties

If agricultural productivity growth continues to stagnate, there will be significant ramifications for the economic vitality and environmental sustainability of food
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Monday, January 22, 2018

(HEC-TV) New Smart Crop-Monitoring Platform Alerts Farmers & Growers About Their Crops

Researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have created a crop phenotyping station called the PheNode.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

(FOX 2 News) Venture Cafe wants to grow St. Louis drone racing community

Throughout the evening at Venture Café Night: 39 North, First Person View (FPV) Drones Raced
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Monday, January 08, 2018

(St. Louis Public Radio) St. Louis plant scientists use podcast to dig deep into the struggles of research Taproot, a Plantae Podcast Series with hosts Liz Haswell and Ivan Baxter

Researchers Liz Haswell and Ivan Baxter spend most their time trying to understand how plants function.
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Wednesday, January 03, 2018

(KMOX) C-Speak Podcast: Sam Fiorello

Mark Reardon talks with Sam Fiorello on the C-Speak Podcast, the language of executives by KMOX
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Saturday, December 23, 2017

(Talking Biotech Podcast) Control of Aflatoxin in Groundnut

Dilip Shah and a team of researchers worked to devise a multi-faceted plan to protect groundnut from fungal infections.
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Thursday, December 21, 2017

(MIT Technology Review) These Are Not Your Father's GMOS

A new wave of gene-edited crops are dodging regulators, and they're about to reach stores.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Shorter winters across Missouri: Who wins, who loses?

A combination of climate change and variations in weather patterns is causing winter to shorten.
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Monday, November 13, 2017

(Microscopy and Analysis) Danforth Center: A passion for plants

Founded in 1998, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a not-for-profit scientific facility located in St Louis, Missouri, United States, with a mission to "improve the human condition through plant science".
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