Liberty Hyde Bailey lecture honors Steve Tanksley

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Probing the pathways and genetic basis that controls fruit ripening; exploring the tomato plant’s immune response of plants; enhancing rice production by delving into the plant’s genome. Those diverse research specialties teasing out the genetic...
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How the lepidoptera got its spots

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By tweaking just one or two genes, Cornell researchers have altered the patterns on a butterfly’s wings. It’s not just a new art form, but a major clue to understanding how the butterflies have evolved, and perhaps to how color patterns – and...
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Four Cornell projects receive $1.65 million from USDA

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Uncovering novel compounds from soil microbes that could be used to manage weeds. Understanding the genetics of how insects develop resistance to engineered crops that express a bacterial insecticide. These are two of four Cornell projects that...

Indian cotton supply chain benefits traders, hurts farmers

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In the Vidarbha region of India, 3.4 million people spend most of their lives farming cotton and living in poverty. One of the problems these farmers face is traders who share the pain when prices drop but share very little of the gain with the...
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Design exhibit offers N.Y. town climate change defense

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To keep riverfront communities intact in the face of rising waters due to climate change, landscape architecture master’s students at Cornell’s Climate-Adaptive Design (CAD) studio are sketching sturdy, flexible concepts for a city along New...
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CALS research uses high-tech to monitor ocean, fishery health

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Cornell seafaring scientists are working to strike a more sustainable balance for commercial marine fisheries facing rising demand. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, global production of capture...
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Northern exposure: new CCE ag teams aiding North Country

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Home to rich soil, a large dairy presence and determined crop producers, New York’s North Country also has more square miles than the entire state of Vermont and faces unique agribusiness challenges. Helping farmers navigate those issues is new...
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Beyond milkweed: Monarchs face habitat, nectar threats

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In the face of scientific dogma that faults the population decline of monarch butterflies on a lack of milkweed, herbicides and genetically modified crops, a new Cornell study casts wider blame: sparse autumnal nectar sources, weather and...
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Farm Ops, a first in the country, opens new fields to veterans

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New York agriculture faces a looming employment crisis, but not the kind that normally leaves job seekers skittish. A rise in job capacity in the agriculture industry is not being met with enough skilled people ready to fill the expected surge...
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CALS experts help protect NY honeybees, pollinators

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Researchers from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) provided their expertise to New York policymakers during a roundtable May 24 in Albany as the scientists explained strategies to protect the state’s honeybee and native...
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Student exploration: Healing starts with everyday plants

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Stretching beyond the “apple a day” adage, Cornell students explored a natural area in Ithaca and villages in Belize to learn how common plant life helps alleviate ailments. “In Belize, use of healing plants is a centuries-old tradition that’s...
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New library shelves 3,400 bottles of wine

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The newest library on campus contains no books and offers no borrowing privileges. Located in the basement of Stocking Hall, it lacks the soaring windows and grand views of other locations. Students can’t access the library, and since it’s kept...
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Skin regeneration is product of two types of stem cells

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Stem cells are essential for tissue regeneration and, in a recent study, Cornell researchers have challenged a long-standing model regarding epidermal stem cells and their role in skin repair. The widely held belief is that some of the epidermal...

Maize genome ‘dark matter’ discovery a boon for breeders

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For astronomers, “dark matter” is the largely hypothetical substance that accounts for approximately 85 percent of the matter in the universe. Now, plant scientists have discovered a different kind of “dark matter” in the maize genome: a tiny...
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Researchers nudge healthy food selection in food pantries

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Grocery stores have long deployed insights from behavioral economics to influence the purchase of targeted foods. But can similar tactics work in community food pantries to nudge clients to make healthier food choices? Researchers from the...
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NSF grant aids Cornell research into crop yield increases

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Increasing crop yields will become a larger priority as the population grows and the amount of farmland decreases. Adrienne H.K. Roeder, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology/Integrative Plant Science is studying a natural mechanism...
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New Cornell food safety lab continues legacy of excellence

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Cornell has a fresh new facility for food safety research. The Rich’s Food Safety Lab officially went into service April 28 as Cornell expands its position as a global leader in food safety. Located at 352 Stocking Hall, the Rich’s Food Safety...
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Cornell agricultural advocate earns Excellence in IPM award

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Lee Telega loves farming. Respects science-based knowledge. Cares deeply for the environment. Navigates the halls of New York’s legislature as comfortably as he once navigated a tractor. These attributes were a perfect match for Telega’s...
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