Drying Without Dying: Tracing Water Scarcity Coping Mechanisms from Mosses to Flowering Plants
Imagine: You find the dried-up remains of a once green and lush philodendron on your bookshelf and realize you can’t remember the last time you watered your houseplants. You soak the soil with water, hoping you can breathe life back into its desiccated...
Bridging Diet, Microbes, and Metabolism: Implications for Metabolic Disorders
Mounting evidence suggests that the secret to understanding human health and combating metabolic diseases lies hidden within the microscopic world of our gut bacteria. Recent research by scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell...
Synopsis of paper: Evolutionarily related host and microbial pathways regulate fat desaturation in C. elegans
In our paper, recently published in Nature Communications, we (my colleagues at the Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell University) demonstrated that a specific type of bacteria-derived fatty acid – so-called cyclopropane fatty acids, which are also...
The Underground Network: Decoding the Dynamics of Plant-Fungal Symbiosis
The intricate dance of nature often unfolds in mysterious ways, hidden from the naked eye. At the heart of this enigmatic tango lies a vital partnership: the symbiosis between plants and a type of fungi known as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. New...
The First Million: BTI’s Bold Step into its Second Century
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) proudly announces the launch of a three-year fundraising campaign. This initiative marks a pivotal moment in BTI's journey, aimed at enhancing its scientific discoveries and the...
Tiny Worm, Giant Leap: Discovery of Highly Specific Fatty Acid Attachment to Proteins
In a world where the intricacies of molecular biology often seem as vast and mysterious as the cosmos, a new groundbreaking study delves into the microscopic universe of proteins, unveiling a fascinating aspect of their existence. This revelation could...
A Window into Plant Evolution: The Unusual Genetic Journey of Lycophytes
An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable genetic phenomenon in lycophytes, which are similar to ferns and among the oldest land plants. Their study, recently published in the journal PNAS, reveals that these plants have maintained...
Plant Warfare: The Crucial Function of Nrc Proteins in Tomato Defense Mechanisms
In the fascinating world of plant biology, an innovative study recently featured on the cover of The Plant Journal has been turning heads. The research delves into the intricate defense mechanisms of tomatoes against the notorious bacterial pathogen,...
Deciphering Molecular Mysteries: New Insights into Metabolites That Control Aging and Disease
In a significant advancement in the field of biochemistry, scientists at BTI and Cornell University have uncovered new insights into a family of metabolites, acylspermidines, that could change how we understand aging and fight diseases.The study,...
From Lab to Field: BTI Research Leads to Development in Revolutionary Biofungicide, To Be Distributed by Nutrien
BTI is proud to announce that Ascribe Bioscience, a company founded on BTI technology, has partnered with Nutrien Ag Solutions to commercialize two crop protection products containing Ascribe's flagship biofungicide, Phytalix®.Phytalix was developed...
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