Sentences with phrase «more plant biologists»

HHMI wanted to see more plant biologists apply, says Jack Dixon, HHMI chief scientific officer, so it and the Moore Foundation set up a special competition just for the field.

Not exact matches

Non-native animals and plants get a poor press, but this often has more to do with prejudice than science, says biologist Mark Davis

«The Base in not well surveyed for most animal groups and given its location on Cuba, the extent of rare habitat, [and] the number of rare plants, there are bound to be many more discoveries to be made and we are promoting it to other biologists as a research destination,» Droege says.

The research group of LMU biologist Caroline Gutjahr, in collaboration with research groups led by Peter Dörmann (Bonn University), Wolfgang Eisenreich (Technical University of Munich) and her LMU colleague Martin Parniske, has now shown that the plant contributes more than just sugars to the relationship: It also delivers essential lipids to its fungal partner.

The petition, which is the first organized by individual scientists in support of GM technology, yielded more than 1,400 signatures from plant science experts supporting the American Society of Plant Biologists» (ASPB) position statement on genetically modified (GM) crops, which states that they are «an effective tool for advancing food security and reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture.&rplant science experts supporting the American Society of Plant Biologists» (ASPB) position statement on genetically modified (GM) crops, which states that they are «an effective tool for advancing food security and reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture.&rPlant Biologists» (ASPB) position statement on genetically modified (GM) crops, which states that they are «an effective tool for advancing food security and reducing the negative environmental impacts of agriculture.»

But Dean DellaPenna, a plant biologist at the University of Nevada at Reno, is more concerned that the genetic engineering debate will slow efforts to improve nutrition worldwide.

Until recently, most biologists thought that long - distance pollination occurred only rarely, with fewer than one plant in a hundred having parents separated by more than 100 metres, says Norman Ellstrand, a plant population geneticist at the University of California at Riverside.

To study how violin contours change over time, Dan Chitwood, a plant biologist and avid viola player at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, analyzed photographs of more than 7000 auctioned violins made between the years of 1560 and plant biologist and avid viola player at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, analyzed photographs of more than 7000 auctioned violins made between the years of 1560 and Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, analyzed photographs of more than 7000 auctioned violins made between the years of 1560 and 2003.

These evolutionary changes, which are known as «sequential» or «cascading» events, may provide additional information to help biologists explain why certain organisms like plants and insects are more diverse and species - rich than other groups are.

But more than that, this genome shows that plants may be much more sophisticated organisms than many biologists have imagined.

But the authors suspect that, with a bit more looking, biologists will find similar strategies in other plants.

As my responsibilities have changed, I have come to realize that professional membership organizations like AAAS (the publisher of Science and ScienceCareers.org) and the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)-- the organization I direct — provide among the most effective networking opportunities that you can find, leading more often than you might imagine to new professional opportunities, as well as building a strong and lasting sense of community.

Burke has long intersected with BTI, both as a representative for the Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI) since 1989, and more recently through her company's work with the American Society For Plant Biologists (ASPB).

Plant biologists have bumped up crop productivity by increasing the expression of genes that result in more efficient use of light in photosynthesis, a finding that could be used to help address the world's future food needs.

AMHERST, Mass. — A decade or so ago, scientists discovered genes they thought could be turned on to make plants take up more iron from the soil, enriching cereals, grains and other staple foods that feed millions of people around the world an iron - poor diet leading to iron deficiency anemia, says molecular biologist Elsbeth Walker at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

North America, as a result, has 20 percent more plant species now than it did before colonization, biologists say.

Learn how biologists managed to bring back the endangered Short - Tail Albatross to nest on the atoll; meet Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who has been nesting on Midway for nearly 60 years; find out the strategies being used to eradicate invasive plant and animal species; discover the beauty of endangered Monk seals, sea turtles, spinner dolphins, corals and so much more.

Plant biologists have bumped up crop productivity by increasing the expression of genes that result in more efficient use of light in photosynthesis, a finding that could be used to help address the world's future food needs.

Studies by more than 40 biologists, as well as student researchers are documents in this collection of evidence that climate change is real, and that plants and animals are reacting to it.