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Planting Independence: A Profile of Katayoon Dehesh
Anna Azvolinsky | Feb 1, 2018 | 9 min read
After a harrowing escape from Iran, Dehesh never shied away from difficult choices to pursue a career in plant biology.
Foundation Funds Environmental Research With Policy Focus
Barbara Spector | Apr 14, 1991 | 6 min read
Author: BARBARA SPECTOR, p.21 Many of the best-known scientists in the field of conservation biology receive funding from the Sustainable Society program of the W. Alton Jones Foundation, headquartered in Charlottesville, Va. Such highly respected environmental researchers as Thomas Lovejoy, assistant secretary for external affairs at the Smithsonian Institution; Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University's biological sciences department; and Peter Raven, direct
Opinion: Crafting a Cure for Plant Blindness
M. Timothy Rabanus-Wallace | Mar 1, 2020 | 5 min read
The plant awareness revolution will be led by poets, philosophers, and hipsters; not just scientists.
Steps to End “Colonial Science” Slowly Take Shape
Ashley Yeager | Jan 1, 2021 | 10 min read
Scientists from countries with fewer resources are pushing collaborators from higher-income countries to shed biases and behaviors that perpetuate social stratification in the research community.
Into the Light: A Profile of Joanne Chory
Emily Makowski | Mar 1, 2020 | 8 min read
The plant geneticist has revolutionized researchers’ understanding of how light affects plant growth and development, and is engineering plants to combat climate change.
Alternative Medicines
The Scientist | Jul 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.
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Does Human Epigenetic Inheritance Deserve a Closer Look?
Catherine Offord | Apr 4, 2022 | 10+ min read
The concept of epigenetic inheritance has long been controversial. Some researchers hope that new data on cross-generational effects of environmental exposures will help settle the debate.
Biodiversity Rides A Popular Wave
Elizabeth Pennisi | Apr 14, 1991 | 10 min read
Job opportunities expand as scientists from many disciplines join forces to preserve a multitude of plant and animal species WASHINGTON--New programs, reports, legislation, and other activities are focusing attention on the study and preservation of the world's diverse species and habitats. "There's a rising tide," says Robert Jenkins, vice president for science at the Nature Conservancy. "Biodiversity has come to be the thing that we're all concerned with." It's hard to imagine how a pie
Supporters Of National Environment Institute Say Proposed Agency Could Become Reality Within Year
Karen Kreeger | May 15, 1994 | 8 min read
Proponents believe that legislation establishing new science funding unit may be introduced in the U.S. Senate this summer Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) Air and Waste Management Association American Academy of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology American Agricultural Economics Association American Anthropological Association American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science Section) Amer
Supporters Of National Environment Institute Say Proposed Agency Could Become Reality Within Year
Karen Kreeger | May 15, 1994 | 8 min read
Proponents believe that legislation establishing new science funding unit may be introduced in the U.S. Senate this summer Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia) Air and Waste Management Association American Academy of Veterinary and Comparative Toxicology American Agricultural Economics Association American Anthropological Association American Association for the Advancement of Science (Biological Science Section) Amer

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