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Beyond the Grant: How the Cane-Bridge Foundation Is Helping BTI Turn Discovery into Impact
A shrub that grows wild in the deserts of the American Southwest could someday replace the latex tapped from rubber trees half a world away — in tires, in surgical gloves, in...
New AI tool maps the hidden universe of small molecules
The human body and its gut microbiome produce thousands of small molecules that shape how the body functions—influencing immunity, metabolism, and more. Identifying what those molecules actually are has been one of...
Primed and Ready to Fight: A Nematode Pheromone Arms Plants to Battle Pathogens
When cold and flu season comes around, we take steps like getting our flu shots and taking immune supplements to strengthen our bodies’ defenses against pathogens. Plants face pathogenic threats, too. Plant...
Connecting surface-level observations with molecular-level data uncovers a conserved plant stress coping mechanism
Unlike humans, plants cannot make simple lifestyle adjustments to adapt to changing environments. When exposed to conditions like extreme heat or water scarcity, instead of putting on sweaters or turning on air...
The Invasive Fern That Science Misidentified for Decades
Salvinia molesta can double its biomass in 36 hours. It spreads across ponds, lakes, and slow-moving waterways in a smothering green mat, blocking sunlight, consuming oxygen, and collapsing the ecosystems beneath it....
BTI Postdoc Laura Gonzalez Garcia named to the 2026 cohort of Pew Latin American Fellows
Laura Gonzalez Garcia, postdoctoral researcher in the Nelson Lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), has been named a 2026 Pew Latin American Fellow and will receive support for her research into...
