ASPB joins Friends of ARS Coalition in support of FY17 ARS appropriation
ASPB joins Friends of the Agriculture Research Service Coalition (FARS) in support of Fiscal Year 2017 funding for the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Read the letter.
Jurassic Park? No, Precambrian Rubisco
In a study reminiscent of Jurassic Park, scientists have resurrected an extinct enzyme and watched it respond to today’s world. Rubisco is much older than dinosaurs; it is an ancient enzyme, billions of years old, and predates the origin of eukaryotes. Rubisco is found in all photosynthetic organisms, be they bacteria, algae or plant, as … Read more
Behind the scenes with Nature’s Depth author John Palka
Many scientists are exploring the use of blogs to share their experiences of science and nature with a wider audience. I asked John Palka, retired neuroscientist (University of Wasthington) and author of the popular blog Nature’s Depths how he got started blogging and if he has any advice to those considering blogging. Here are his … Read more
AFRI Coalition in support of FY17 AFRI appropriation
ASPB joins AFRI Coalition in support of FY17 AFRI appropriation. Read the letter.
PlantingScience – springing into a new term of research in the classroom
ASPB partners with PlantingScience to support authentic plant science research in middle and high school classrooms across the United States and Canada. The spring session kicked off Monday, February 15. Already, almost 120 student teams from 11 schools are online and introducing themselves to their scientist mentors. Many other schools will be coming online soon. … Read more