March 28 | Hanson Hall | East Bank | 7:30 a.m.-noon Join ground-breaking academic and industry leaders in this half-day seminar to examine the potential of plant genomics for more reliable and.

CBS faculty partner with international colleagues to establish a predictive enzyme database. Most Minnesotans would welcome a January respite from winter. A team of BTI faculty got one — in snowy.

David Tilman recognized for demonstrating the role of biodiversity in making ecosystems more stable, productive and resilient. Regents Professor David Tilman has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers.

Michael Smanski awarded $100,000 to develop new approach to speeding the discovery of anti-cancer agents from natural sources. “We are leveraging the latest synthetic DNA technologies to redesign and.

NEW PUBLICATIONS " Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds" / Science / Keith Barker (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior) " Origins of multicellular evolvability.

Progress, approaches, and highlights of the “digital biology initiative” January 14, 2015 | 10 a.m.–noon | STSS 131A Would you like to use technology even more effectively to enhance student learning.

A new study by David Tilman shows healthier food choices are also healthier for the environment. As cities and incomes increase around the world, so does consumption of refined sugars, refined fats.

CBS researcher who developed a precise gene-modification technique receives University’s inaugural Entrepreneurial Researcher Award. Dan Voytas (Genetics, Cell Biology and Development), director of.

U of M researcher Mikael Elias shows that preventing communication between bacteria reduces the severity of infections. “Because [ Pseudomonas aeruginosa] can be totally resistant to all antibiotics.

Yaniv Brandvain uses genomes as historical guides to the uncover the genetic roots of self-pollinating plant species. Genealogists comb through historical records and family stories to trace a family.