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Your investment helps lay the foundation for research that has the potential not only to help increase the food supply to those in need, but may also enhance the nutritional value of foods in the developed and developing worlds, reduce need for fertilizers and pesticides, and even produce cheaper vaccines.

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Sustainability Plan

BTI has long been a proponent of environmental stewardship to save resources for the planet as well as dollars for the Institute. One area in which we have made good progress is energy consumption. Since 2003, our BTU consumption, one measure of energy use, has declined nearly 60%.

http://bti.cornell.edu/SustainabilityPlan.pdf

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 32 new awards totaling $101.6 million during the twelfth year of its Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 32 new awards totaling $101.6 million during the twelfth year of its Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP). An international consortium led by the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research/USDA-ARS was awarded a grant to complete the sequence of the tomato genome and to ...

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DNA Sequencing Puzzle

DNA Sequencing Puzzle

A consortium of research groups from ten different countries including the US is sequencing the DNA in the tomato genome. The US team’s sequencing efforts are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). In addition to funding the research, NSF also provides funds for educational outreach. As part of their outreach activities, the US group has devised an interactive sequencing puzzle activity in collaboration with BTI’s web designer. The activity includes background information on tomatoes, DNA, and various molecular biology terms and techniques. Give the puzzle a try. Follow the link below.

DNA Sequencing Puzzle

More on Joyce Van Eck's Research

What's Bugging Plants?

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Plant-Microbe Interactions

Plants live immersed in a thriving community of microbes. The diversity of fungi, oomycetes, and bacteria with which plants interact brings both plague and benefit. The more we understand how plants tame, thwart, and succumb to their bugs, the more likely we will be able to extract new resources for antimicrobial treatments and manage agricultural challenges.

Maria Harrison, from the Boyce Thompson Institute, is a corresponding author in Science on a special collection of articles that highlight recent research progress made in understanding microbes and what they bring to the plant world.

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Plant Biology Summer Internships 2010

The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) at the Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University and the US Department of Agriculture invites undergraduate and high school students to apply for PGRP summer internships in 2010. Our program offers students the opportunity to work in a vibrant and supportive environment while gaining greater ...

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Reaching out to SACNAS: the Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science

Education Coordinator, Tiffany Fleming traveled to Dallas, Texas on October 15-18, 2009 to talk with undergraduates, science teachers, postdocs and faculty about the many exciting learning opportunities at BTI available to people in all phases of their scientific careers. Specifically, Fleming recruited talented undergraduates for the 2010 Summer Internships in ...

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In our Community

Each year Cornell Plantations Youth Education program hosts Judy’s Day, a large-scale community event devoted to learning and teaching about plants. This year’s event, ‘Journey the World through Plants’ brought over 1,048 people together, all with a common interest in learning more about plants.

Dr. Joyce Van Eck and research ...

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BTI scientists star in JoVE movies

BTI scientists recently exhibited their acting skills for the Journal of Visualized Experiments (http://www.jove.com). These scientists showed the world that bugs are cool, particularly in their interactions with host plants.

The video by Martin de Vos explains how you can identify which plants are more resistant to tissue chewing caterpillars. ...

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  • Events and Seminars
Jim Giovannoni

Monday Morning Seminar

Nov 30, 2009

9:00 A.M. BTI Auditorium

Dr. Jim Giovannoni
The focus of research in the Giovannoni laboratory is molecular and genetic analysis of fruit ripening and related signal transduction systems with emphasis on the relationship of fruit ripening to nutritional quality.


Lukas Mueller

Monday Morning Seminar

Nov 30, 2009

9:00 A.M. BTI Auditorium

Dr. Lukas Mueller
Lukas coordinates the SOL Genomics Network (SGN), a site for genome data of Solanaceae species such as tomato, potato and pepper, and am involved in the tomato genome sequencing project.


Inish M. G. O'Doherty

Monday Morning Seminar

Nov 30, 2009

9:30 A.M. BTI Auditorium

Inish M. G. O'Doherty
Our research is directed at characterizing structures and biological function of natural products, often referred to as secondary metabolites.

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