Cassava

To prove that a new-gene editing technology could be used to alter the cassava plant, scientists in the St. Louis suburbs zeroed in on a gene used to…

Researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center say a $10.45 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will allow them to expand a…

At the Gulu Main Market in northern Uganda, there’s an entire aisle devoted to cassava vendors.For Ugandans, the starchy tuber is more than a staple food…

As botanist Nigel Taylor moves through a greenhouse kept to 90 degrees Fahrenheit and 80 percent humidity, he checks the stems of young, potted cassava…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 15, 2011 - When Martin Fregene talks to farmers in his native Nigeria, he always tells them…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur $8.3 million to increase the nutritional value of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 26, 2008 - This Sunday, Sept. 28, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center celebrated its…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 12, 2008 - Richard Sayre always wanted to be a scientist."I was a nerdy little kid," he…

This post first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 4, 2008 - Cassava. Sorghum. These plant names may be unfamiliar to most of us, but to nearly a…