Scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute have constructed a comprehensive “super-pangenome” for watermelon, uncovering genes lost during domestication that could improve disease resistance & frui...
You probably wouldn’t be surprised to learn that watermelon is the second largest fruit crop in the world (if you don’t count tomatoes as a fruit), just barely behind bananas. However, you may be s...
Scientists at BTI discover that a long-known tomato mutation provides increased resistance to rot disease and unlocks the potential for enhanced fruit quality.
We are excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 Triad-funded PGS Mini-grant Program. Congratulations to all the awardees, and thanks to all the participants!
BTI welcomes 39 undergrad researchers from across the US to experience life as a researcher for 10 weeks. The program focuses on training and inspiring the next generation of scientists to help fee...
Cane-Bridge Foundation donates $1M to BTI for innovative translational research program, Project Vault, to aid scientific discovery and real-world application.
“The discovery of this biochemical recycling mechanism opens up exciting new avenues for future research, with the potential to dramatically accelerate the structural and functional annotation of u...
The plant evolutionary biologist has particularly become known for his role in discovering new species, including a cyanobacterium isolated from a hornwort, an alga named after poet laureate Amanda...
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