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Peter Gao focuses on the physics and chemistry of planetary atmospheres within and beyond the Solar System and what they can tell us about planetary origins and habitability.
Scott Sheppard
Earth & Planets Laboratory
Carnegie Science Observatories
Object 26 | Sunspot Drawings
Object 25 | The Plate Vault Door
Guillermo Blanc named Director of Las Campanas Observatory
I feel passionately about the power of nonprofits to bolster healthy communities.
Postdoctoral alumna Jo Ann Eder is committed to making the world a better place by supporting organizations, like Carnegie, that create and foster STEM learning opportunities for all.
DOE awards biofuel research team including Carnegie plant biologists
Overlooked plants defy drought
Crop roots enact austerity measures during drought to bank water
Feeding the world by rewiring plant “mouths”
How algae could save plants from themselves
Plant scientists: GM technology a safe tool to help meet food supply demands
Plant metabolic protein tailored for nighttime growth
Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds
Deep into deserts: A letter from Carnegie President Matthew Scott
Food-delivery process inside seeds revealed
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