The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s Maker Group has received a one year, $13,195 grant from the Raspberry Pi Foundation to engage local educators in the St. Louis region to develop an educational package that introduces students to electronics, plant science and computing.
The new facility is part of an initial capital investment of $6.5 million by KWS SAAT AG in the region. By mid-2015, the center will employ approximately 25 people and ultimately up to 75 researchers and technicians in 2020.
Daniel Chitwood, Ph.D., assistant member, used the world’s largest single-celled organism, an aquatic alga called Caulerpa taxifolia, to study the nature of structure and form in plants. It was recently reported the results of their work in the online journal, PLOS Genetics.
Two Danforth Center scientists, Andrea Eveland, Ph.D. and Daniel Chitwood, Ph.D. were given prestigious awards from the American Society of Plant Biologists.
New research program to unleash the potential of energy sorghum.
Bio Research and Development Growth Park Brings Evogene, A Prominent Israeli AgTech Company To St. Louis
Investors Gather in the Midwest to Focus on New Agriculture Solutions for Commercialization
Join the Danforth Center's Maker Group for the second Raspberry Pi Jam.
The first joint fall symposium begins in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday, October 8 at the Danforth Center and concludes Saturday, October 10 at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Peter A. Seligmann, Chairman and CEO of Conservation International, will be the featured speaker at the annual Donald Danforth Plant Science Center SEEDS of CHANGE event.
St. Louis Company Sharpens Genomics Focus
Invention allows cost efficient large-scale product fermentation
Analysis results in greater understanding of important biological traits related to crop drought tolerance
A long-term project aimed at improving photosynthesis in rice is entering its third stage, marking another step on the road to significantly increased crop yields that will help meet the food needs of billions of people across the developing world.
Joint hiring initiative between Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and University of Missouri to strengthen regional plant science and education
The Danforth Center takes part in a multi-institutional research effort to improve sorghum as a sustainable source for biofuel production
Research will focus on enhancing nitrogen use efficiency.
Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg, Ph.D., was selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to serve as Chair-Elect for the Biological Sciences Section
More than 1,000 scientists from nonprofit, corporate, academic, and private institutions say public doubts about genetically modified food crops are hindering the next Green Revolution.
Modern genetic tools could save an ancient icon of the Mojave
Alexandra Asaro, a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis has been named the 2016 William H. Danforth Plant Science Fellow.
Cell size is a critical trait for improved yields of algal biofuels
Expansion to accelerate outcomes and impact of plant science research and innovation.
Research will advance the development of salt-tolerant turf varieties.
Master Agreement will focus on improving agriculture with non-destructive imaging technology for root growth dynamics.
Both Markets Are Eager for Sustainable Agriculture Solutions
From seed to closet, transforming the fashion industry through plant science.
Danforth Center research is addressing environmental issues related to production agriculture.
Missouri Collaboration Focuses on Understanding How Root Systems of Grapevines Affect the Vine’s Stems, Leaves and Fruits.
Missouri Collaboration Focuses on Understanding How Root Systems of Grapevines Affect the Vine’s Stems, Leaves and Fruits.
Algae with altered intracellular signaling have increased oil yields
The PheNode is a ‘smart’, farm-ready, solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops.
Scientists under VIRCA Plus are developing improved cassava varieties to enhance the livelihoods and health status of African farm families.
It is of interest, not only because it is a staple crop in Sub-Saharan Africa, but because grain sorghum yields have been flat or declining due to the lack of sufficient investment in the development of new improved varieties. Sorghum is very resilient to drought and heat stress. Natural genetic diversity in sorghum makes it a promising system for identifying stress-resistance mechanisms in grasses that may have been lost during the domestication of related cereal crops. It is among the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy and use of water, making it an ideal crop to target for improvement to meet the predicted doubling of global food demand by 2050.
It is of interest, not only because it is a staple crop in Sub-Saharan Africa, but because grain sorghum yields have been flat or declining due to the lack of sufficient investment in the development of new improved varieties. Sorghum is very resilient to drought and heat stress. Natural genetic diversity in sorghum makes it a promising system for identifying stress-resistance mechanisms in grasses that may have been lost during the domestication of related cereal crops. It is among the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy and use of water, making it an ideal crop to target for improvement to meet the predicted doubling of global food demand by 2050.
Roots & Shoots February Guest Blogger: Keith Duncan, research scientist in Chris Topp’s laboratory, focused on field-based studies of corn and other root systems in an effort to develop more robust and sustainable crops.
ASPB named Blake Meyers, Ph.D. as the recipient of the Charles Albert Shull Award for outstanding contributions in the field of plant biology.
Blake Meyers is the 2017 Recipient of the Charles Albert Shull Award
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have discovered a gene that influences grain yield in grasses related to food crops.
Edison Agrosciences has licensed technology from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to enhance its ability to identify high-value gene candidates to improve natural rubber content in crops.
TechAccel, the Kansas City-based technology and venture development company, today announced that it has completed a lease agreement for office space at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. The new lease grants TechAccel’s science team office space within the campus of the not-for-profit research institute. Details and terms were not disclosed.
In a paper published today in PLOS Genetics researchers conducted a high-throughput phenotyping experiment to map genes that regulate plant height in the model bioenergy grass Setaria.
TechAccel, the Kansas City-based technology and venture development company, today announced it has awarded the first grant under its “Path to Commercialization” program at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world’s largest independent plant science institutes located in St. Louis, MO.
This project aims to deliver stress-tolerant sorghum lines, addressing DOE's mission in the generation of renewable energy resources.
The collaborative project brings together expertise in molecular genetics, developmental genomics and statistics to meet the food and fuel demands of a growing population.
The Danforth Center is applying CRISPR-Cas technology to staple food crops such as cassava and sorghum to produce planting materials with improved disease resistance, nutritional value and enhanced resilience to biotic stresses.
The discovery has the potential to drastically improve food safety and reduce losses caused by the contamination from the poisonous carcinogen, aflatoxin.
Boeing is providing the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center with a $85,000 grant in support of Green Means Grow, a centerpiece of the Danforth Center’s STEM education and outreach program.
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