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Released: 5-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EST
Multinational collaborative research to improve climate-smart grain for Ethiopian farmers receives $4.9M grant
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The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) have received a $4.9 million grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to build on previous advances in gene editing of tef for reduced height and lodging resistance in advanced, farmer preferred tef lines.

Released: 17-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Penny Pennington Elected Chair of Danforth Plant Science Center Board; New Directors Include Blunt, Burlin
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ST. LOUIS, MO., January 17, 2023 — The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced today that Penny Pennington has been elected chair of the Danforth Center Board of Directors.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Research provides crucial insights into moss growth under elevated CO2 levels that may benefit climate change models
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ST. LOUIS, MO, November 14, 2023 — Approximately 12,000 species of mosses exist and cover close to four million square miles of earth, equivalent to the size of Canada, and are ecologically and evolutionarily important. Mosses play an essential role in rainwater retention, decreasing plant pathogens and increasing carbon sequestration in soil, thus improving the overall soil health.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 11:05 PM EST
New discovery on how green algae count cell divisions illuminates key step needed for the evolution of multicellular life
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ST. LOUIS, MO, November 13, 2023 — An international research team led by James Umen, PhD, member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has made an unexpected discovery of a biased counting mechanism used by the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas to control cell division. Chlamydomonas cells can grow very large and then divide multiple times in succession.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Teamwork Takes Flight at New Field Research Site
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It has been just over a year since the Danforth Center acquired the 140-acre farm that became the home of the new Danforth Center Field Research Site. Located in St. Charles, this historic farm is being used as a space for scientists to develop field-based experiments to understand how crops interact with their environment.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Institute for International Crop Improvement: Early Promise, Long Journey Ahead
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The challenges facing global food security and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers over the last year may at first appear insurmountable, yet IICI’s vital work continues to advance impactful agricultural innovations where they are needed most.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
The Underappreciated Role of Pods and Siliques to Developing Seeds
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Plants harness energy from sunlight and carbon dioxide through a process called photosynthesis which supports the generation of carbohydrates, proteins, and oils that are stored in seeds – like a kernel of corn, a soybean, or a grain of rice.

Released: 23-Oct-2023 7:00 AM EDT
New research program seeks to predict, detect and characterize nutrient exchanges between maize and synthetic bacterial communities
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ST. LOUIS, MO, October 23, 2023 — Sustainable agricultural practices are necessary to mitigate climate change and produce more food, fiber, and renewable fuels. A promising new frontier in agriculture is to promote beneficial interactions with microbes as a sustainable mechanism of providing nutrients to crops.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 7:00 AM EDT
St. Louis Collaborators Launch Cultivar STL
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Initiative aims to strengthen partnerships with Latin America to produce healthier and more sustainable food for people and the planet

Released: 4-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
A conserved RWP-RK transcription factor VSR1 controls gametic differentiation in volvocine algae
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

This most recent work from the Umen lab gets at the critical control mechanism for sex determination in single-celled and multicellular algae. The capacity to produce distinct mating types (e.g. male and female) is the foundation for reshuffling of genetic material within a species, which maintains genetic diversity and capacity to adapt in different environments.

Released: 2-Oct-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Research Reveals How a Single Enzyme Can Boost Soybean Oil Production
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

As a potent source of protein and oil, soybeans are a vital global crop for food, animal feed, industrial applications, and biofuel production. Even minor improvements in soybean seed content can therefore have far-reaching implications for agricultural productivity and global economies.

Released: 29-Sep-2023 10:40 AM EDT
The YABBY gene SHATTERING1 controls activation rather than patterning of the abscission zone in Setaria viridis
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Plants have highly evolved mechanisms to shed or drop organs (abscission) in response to environmental or developmental cues. It’s why you have to rake leaves in the Fall! But in agriculture, the natural shedding of flowers or seeds is detrimental, and cereal crops with abscission-inhibiting mutations in certain genes, like SHATTERING1, have been bred to dramatically increase yield. Using Crispr gene editing and detailed analyses, Yu et al. show for the first time some mechanistic features of abscission in the grasses, including the role of the plant hormone auxin.

Newswise: New Research Identifies a Biotechnology Approach to Improve Hybrid Breeding of Soybean
Released: 23-Aug-2023 1:00 PM EDT
New Research Identifies a Biotechnology Approach to Improve Hybrid Breeding of Soybean
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Cross-pollinated soybeans offer potential for researchers to introduce new crop improvements, improve farmer’s harvests and provide forage for pollinators.

Newswise: Agrela Ecosystems Ignites Innovation in Data-Driven Agriculture
Released: 21-Aug-2023 11:35 AM EDT
Agrela Ecosystems Ignites Innovation in Data-Driven Agriculture
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Agrela Ecosystems, a startup launched by Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced the pilot launch of its flagship product, PheNodeTM.

Newswise: Discovery of New Gene Unveils Sex Determination in Green Algae
Released: 12-Jul-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Discovery of New Gene Unveils Sex Determination in Green Algae
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An international team of researchers led by Dr. James Umen at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has made a groundbreaking discovery in the world of developmental biology. In their latest study on volvocine green algae, the scientists identified a new gene, named VSR1, that plays a vital role in the activation of genes specific to the development of female and male reproductive cells.

Released: 11-Jul-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Partnership with Danforth Plant Science Center Announces New Cohort Focused on Climate-Aligned Agriculture
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The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), announced today it selected seven startups to participate in the program’s 12th cohort.

Newswise: New Research Program Seeks to Identify Genes Key to Improving Resilience and Nutrition Value in Food Crops
Released: 6-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New Research Program Seeks to Identify Genes Key to Improving Resilience and Nutrition Value in Food Crops
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In collaboration with researchers at Purdue and Hamline Universities, Ivan Baxter, PhD, member, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will lead a four-year, $2.5 million project to expand scientific understanding of the genetic processes that allow plants to absorb and make use of elements.

Newswise: Danforth Center Scientist, Malia Gehan Named to Inaugural Class of TGI Fellows
Released: 31-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Danforth Center Scientist, Malia Gehan Named to Inaugural Class of TGI Fellows
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Malia Gehan, PhD, assistant member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, was selected to be part of the Taylor Geospatial Institute’s inaugural class of TGI Fellows.  The program enables TGI member institutions to recruit and retain distinguished researchers in geospatial science fields, develop the next generation of scientific leaders and catalyze collaboration to accelerate the region’s development as a global geospatial center of excellence.

Newswise: First Deaf, Black Woman Receives her PhD in a STEM Discipline
Released: 8-May-2023 12:15 PM EDT
First Deaf, Black Woman Receives her PhD in a STEM Discipline
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Graduate student Amie Fornah Sankoh recently stood in front of 150 colleagues family and friends at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to defend her thesis, Investigating the Effects of Salicylic acid on Intercellular Trafficking via Plasmodesmata in Nicotiana benthamiana. Upon her successful defense, Dr. Amie Sankoh became the first Deaf, Black woman to receive a PhD in any STEM discipline.

Newswise: Researchers uncover new mechanisms regulating plant response to temperature
Released: 1-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers uncover new mechanisms regulating plant response to temperature
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Research led by Dmitri Nusinow, PhD, associate member, Danforth Plant Science Center, and former Nusinow graduate student Maria Sorkin, PhD, has identified a new protein complex in plants that regulates temperature response by the circadian clock.

Newswise: Seven Institutions Join Forces to Take 39 North to the Next Phase of Growth
Released: 25-Apr-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Seven Institutions Join Forces to Take 39 North to the Next Phase of Growth
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In just six years since the 39 North Master Plan was unveiled, more than $120 million of private/public investment has been made to advance the goals outlined in the plan. To build on the momentum, seven institutions from the public/private sector have announced their commitment as anchor institutions and established 39 North AgTech Innovation District as a 501(c)3. The new organization will be responsible for elevating the innovation district to the next level of successful growth and economic impact.

Newswise: Seven Institutions Join Forces to Take 39 North to the Next Phase of Growth
Released: 23-Apr-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Seven Institutions Join Forces to Take 39 North to the Next Phase of Growth
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

In just six years since the 39 North Master Plan was unveiled, more than $120 million of private/public investment has been made to advance the goals outlined in the plan. To build on the momentum, seven institutions from the public/private sector have announced their commitment as anchor institutions and established 39 North AgTech Innovation District as a 501(c)3. The new organization will be responsible for elevating the innovation district to the next level of successful growth and economic impact.

Newswise: Danforth Center Research Uncovers How Plants Pass ‘Memory’  of High CO2 to Their Offspring
Released: 11-Apr-2023 9:20 AM EDT
Danforth Center Research Uncovers How Plants Pass ‘Memory’ of High CO2 to Their Offspring
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New research lead by Keith Slotkin, PhD, member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center opens the door for scientists to equip plants with the tools they need to adapt to rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), high heat, and other stressors associated with climate change.

Newswise: USDA Clears Danforth Center’s Genome Edited Teff
Released: 4-Apr-2023 10:00 AM EDT
USDA Clears Danforth Center’s Genome Edited Teff
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A pre-market regulatory status review conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has concluded that teff modified by genome editing to have a semi-dwarf stature is not subject to biotechnology regulation under USDA’s SECURE Rule.

Released: 27-Feb-2023 9:50 AM EST
The Role of Microbes in Improving Human Health to be Featured on a Global Stage at SXSW 2023
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Rebecca Bart, PhD, member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and her colleagues from Washington University in St. Louis will be featured on a global stage at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11 at 2:30 PM at the JW Marriott, Austin Texas.  SXSW is one of the most sought-after annual conferences in the world, attended by leaders and innovators in business, entertainment, and culture.

Released: 16-Feb-2023 7:00 AM EST
Sorghum: Harnessing the power of climate smart crops
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Turning to plants as an energy source is something we take for granted. Every day, we power our bodies and feed our livestock with plants. Ongoing climate change poses a threat to this energy source as some of our most-used crops are facing stressors like never before.But a promising new candidate, sorghum, is changing the game.

Newswise: Researchers publish new epigenetic editing technique to improve crops
Released: 7-Feb-2023 9:00 AM EST
Researchers publish new epigenetic editing technique to improve crops
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Danforth Center scientists and their collaborators improve disease resistance in cassava using an innovative technology called targeted methylation.

Newswise: Danforth Center Principal Investigator Bing Yang named American Association for the Advancement of Science 2022 Fellow
Released: 31-Jan-2023 5:40 PM EST
Danforth Center Principal Investigator Bing Yang named American Association for the Advancement of Science 2022 Fellow
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Bing Yang, PhD, member and principal investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and professor of plant science, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri – Columbia, has been elected as a 2022 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his distinguished contributions to plant gene editing and understanding plant disease.

Newswise: Global Team Receives Support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Develop Training, Community around New 3D Bioimaging Technology
Released: 26-Jan-2023 9:15 AM EST
Global Team Receives Support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Develop Training, Community around New 3D Bioimaging Technology
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awarded a two-year grant for Advancing Imaging Through Collaborative Projects to Kirk Czymmek, PhD, director of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory, Michele Darrow of Rosalind Franklin Institute, and Paul Verkade of the University of Bristol, along with an international team of eight additional scientists.

Released: 25-Jan-2023 12:30 PM EST
Global Experts to Gather at the Danforth Plant Science Center to Explore Advances in Phenotyping and Precision Agriculture
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The North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN), a partner of the International Plant Phenotyping Network (IPPN), will host its annual conference at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center February 13–17.

Released: 14-Dec-2022 2:15 PM EST
Biological Alternatives Offer Hope for Restoring Biodiversity
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This week, the United Nations is meeting in Montreal for the UN Biodiversity Conference. The conference brings together leaders from around the world to discuss how to prevent loss of biodiversity and how to restore habitats that are already hurting.

Released: 7-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
Danforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-institutional Research Project to Improve Bioenergy Crop’s Water Use
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Principal Investigator Ivan Baxter, PhD, member, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will lead a five-year, $16 million multi-institutional project to deepen the understanding of water use efficiency (WUE) in sorghum, a versatile bioenergy crop.

Released: 30-Nov-2022 2:25 PM EST
Peptyde Bio Closes Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round
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Peptyde Bio Inc. announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $1.2M pre-seed funding round. Peptyde Bio is the first company spun out of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center by Danforth Technology Company (DTC), the wholly-owned subsidiary formed by the Danforth Center in February 2022.

Newswise: Danforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-institutional Research Project to Enhance Sorghum as a Bioenergy Crop
Released: 5-Oct-2022 10:00 AM EDT
Danforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-institutional Research Project to Enhance Sorghum as a Bioenergy Crop
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Principal Investigator, Andrea Eveland, Ph.D., associate member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will lead a multi-institutional project to deepen the understanding of sorghum, a versatile bioenergy crop, and its response to drought.

Newswise: Danforth Plant Science Center Collaborates with the National Sorghum Producers on a $65 Million USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project
Released: 28-Sep-2022 3:00 PM EDT
Danforth Plant Science Center Collaborates with the National Sorghum Producers on a $65 Million USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project
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Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of the nation-wide team that will work to quantify the climate impact potential of sorghum as part of a five-year, up to $65 million project lead by National Sorghum Producers.

Newswise: AgTech NEXT 2022 Leveraging Technology, Trade and Talent to Reinvent a Food System in Crisis
Released: 19-Sep-2022 3:30 PM EDT
AgTech NEXT 2022 Leveraging Technology, Trade and Talent to Reinvent a Food System in Crisis
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AgTech NEXT 2022 hosted by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will examine these pressing issues and delve into how technology, talent and trade can be leveraged to secure a better food system for the future.

Newswise: Saint Louis University, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Use Edge Computing to Share Farm Intelligence
Released: 15-Sep-2022 4:15 PM EDT
Saint Louis University, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Use Edge Computing to Share Farm Intelligence
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A $1,227,049 grant from the National Science Foundation will create a cyber-physical system to better share agricultural data among the scientific community.

Released: 23-Aug-2022 9:25 AM EDT
Multi-scale research uncovers microbes that affect sorghum drought response
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By bridging experiments in the lab and field, Danforth Center scientists and their collaborators identified microbes that influence sorghum development during drought.

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Released: 9-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
St. Louis Innovation Ecosystem: Talent, Capital, Facilities, and Networks
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The St. Louis innovation ecosystem is a unique mix of talent, capital, facilities, and networks that create opportunities for startups to thrive and for individuals to find meaningful careers.

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Released: 9-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
A Growing Innovation District: 39 North Celebrates Its Five Year Anniversary
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This year, the Danforth Center is proud to celebrate the five year anniversary of 39 North, our 600-acre innovation district located in the heart of agriculture in St. Louis, MO.

Newswise: AgTech NEXT 2022 to Focus on Reinventing a Food System in Crisis
Released: 2-Aug-2022 2:45 PM EDT
AgTech NEXT 2022 to Focus on Reinventing a Food System in Crisis
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The Danforth Center announced that AgTech NEXT TM 2022, Reinventing a Food System in Crisis: Technology, Trade, Talent will be held in person at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center on October 11 – 13. Registration is now open.

Newswise: New Research Reveals Mutation Responsible for Disease Resistance in Cassava
Released: 13-Jul-2022 10:00 AM EDT
New Research Reveals Mutation Responsible for Disease Resistance in Cassava
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New research led by Rebecca Bart and Nigel Taylor and their collaborators at ETH Zurich, University of California Los Angeles, and the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) in Uganda, have identified a genetic mutation that confers resistance to cassava mosaic disease.

Released: 27-Jun-2022 3:30 PM EDT
Danforth Technology Company launches its first startup: PEPTYDE BIO
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Peptyde Bio discovers, designs, and characterizes novel anti-microbial peptides (AMPs)

Newswise: Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Selects Five Agtech Companies Targeting Global Food Resiliency
Released: 14-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Selects Five Agtech Companies Targeting Global Food Resiliency
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The cohort consists of sustainable agriculture companies focused on using biological solutions to improve the resilience of global food systems.

Newswise: Harnessing the Power of Perennial Plants for Sustainable Agriculture
Released: 9-May-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Harnessing the Power of Perennial Plants for Sustainable Agriculture
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Matthew Rubin’s research is focused on perennial plants, or “long-lived” plants, seeking to increase our understanding of these plants across their lifetime. Perennial plants offer many benefits to agriculture and our environment. They develop deep root systems that fix carbon, reduce water needs, and help restore soil health. When used for agriculture, perennials can provide multiple harvests from the same plant, offering a more sustainable solution for future agricultural systems.

Released: 9-May-2022 9:55 AM EDT
IN2 AgTech Startups Making an Impact
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While our planet faces many grand challenges that are impacting global food security, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) is helping to bring new AgTech innovations to the table.

Released: 21-Apr-2022 12:35 PM EDT
St. Louis Comes Together to Announce the Taylor Geospatial Institute
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

The Taylor Geospatial Institute is a first-of-its-kind institution that brings together eight leading research institutions to collaborate on research into geospatial technology.

Released: 3-Mar-2022 10:00 AM EST
Research Collaboration Will Investigate How RNA Contributes to Plant Immune Systems
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

A collaborative research project will build on previous research to explore how plants secrete RNA and how does it help protect plants from infections caused by fungi and bacteria.

Released: 1-Mar-2022 10:00 AM EST
Boeing Supports New STEAM+AG Curriculum
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Boeing has provided the Danforth Center with a $75,000 grant to support K-12 after-school STEAM+Ag curriculum with authentic research experiences at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis, IL.


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