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Stylized image of a young Arabidopsis leaf showing individual cells by Flavia Bossi

June 07, 2022

How Do Plants Know How Big To Grow?

Mike Walter Portrait

May 25, 2022

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Letter from the Director | May 2022

2022 interns on campus

May 24, 2022

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Meet the 2022 class of summer interns

Peter Gao

May 24, 2022

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Virtual crowd of 300 attend Peter Gao's Neighborhood Lecture

Charlie Prewitt

May 13, 2022

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Charlie Prewitt, former Director of the Geophysical Laboratory, dies at 89

Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way

May 13, 2022

Astronomers Find 'Gold Standard' Star In Milky Way

Marilyn Fogel

May 13, 2022

“Isotope Queen” Marilyn Fogel Dies At 69

Algae present an accessible vehicle for elucidating the genetic information that underpins photosynthesis. Image purchased from Shutterstock.

May 06, 2022

Can Algae Unlock The Secrets Of Photosynthesis?

3D projection of an Arabidopsis root tip. Credit: Dave Ehrhardt3D projection of an Arabidopsis root tip. Credit: Dave Ehrhardt

May 03, 2022

Plant Cell Atlas Is Inspiring The Next Generation

Burlacot and his collaborators conducted their research using the photosynthetic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Microscopic image purchased from Shutterstock.

April 27, 2022

What Can Plants Learn From Algae?