Danforth Center

@DanforthCenter

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center: A St. Louis based non-profit committed to Improving the Human Condition through Plant Science.

St. Louis, MO

DanforthCenter.org

Joined July 2009

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Danforth Center
@DanforthCenter
Sep 17
Big news for St. Louis agtech! Danforth Center startup @Spearhead_Bio has closed an oversubscribed $1.62M seed round to advance crop-engineering technology designed to save years and millions of dollars in developing improved crops. Learn more: danforthcenter.org/news/spearhead…
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Danforth Center
@DanforthCenter
Sep 16
A new microscope funded by @NSF grant will help Danforth Center scientists see how plant cells grow, respond to stress, and defend against disease—advancing research to protect crops and strengthen food security. Read more here: danforthcenter.org/news/expanding…
Danforth Center
@DanforthCenter
Sep 9
Rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley share an ancient genetic history. A new study co-authored by Danforth Center Member Emerita Toby Kellogg reveals how the grass family began, and offers knowledge that could help advance food security. Read more: danforthcenter.org/news/ancestral…
Danforth Center
@DanforthCenter
Aug 20
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and @LancasterUni just landed a $4.9M grant from the @gatesfoundation to help cassava (a crop that feeds roughly 800 million people) hold up under extreme heat. The four-year project is called HeatSmart Cassava.
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Danforth Center
@DanforthCenter
Aug 11
3 things you'd already know about if you subscribed to On the Vine: Jackie Joyner-Kersee's new food and nutrition center, a scientist fighting for heat- and drought-resistant crops, and volunteer beekeepers restoring our prairie. Subscribe below so you're not the last to know.
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