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Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research has been ranked one of the Best Places To Work for Postdocs 2009.
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What's Bugging Plants?
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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Producing Food For a Hungry World
The world must produce significantly more food in the future than it does today. To meet the world's need for food, we must increase
production by at least 50 percent over the next 22 years without further negative effects on the environment.
Jane Silverthorne, deputy director of NSF's Division of Biological Infrastructure, discussed the role of basic research in this
process during her visit to the Boyce Thompson Institute on April 7, 2009.
To view the lecture
To read more about BTI's role in feeding the world
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Plant Genome Research Program, Research Experience for Undergraduates 2009
Twenty-seven undergraduate and high school students are conducting research this summer in 18 PGRP labs at BTI, Cornell and the USDA. To find out about their work and celebrate their impressive accomplishments, mark your calendars and plan to attend the 8th Annual Student Summer Symposium on Thursday August 6th ...
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What science do people ACTUALLY learn in informal environments?
Dr Bruce V. Lewenstein
Professor of Science Communication and Director of Graduate Studies for Communication, Cornell University
Thursday April 30th 2009 4.30 pm
Boyce Thompson Auditorium
Scientists and science educators alike engage in informal science education and outreach activities, but may often wonder about the public outcomes and benefits of such activities. In ...
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LSIE Report (PDF 196 KB)
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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