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The Boyce Thompson Institute's Fei Lab has released new research that tells the story of the apple's evolution on the historic Silk Road, and reveals new insights into apple genetics that could be a major boost to apple breeders.

 

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Jessica Waltemyer, New York State small ruminant extension specialist with Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK, likes to joke that animals rule her life. “Personally and professionally, it’s animals all the time,” she said. “There’s no part of my life that...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-LIVESTOCK
  • Animal Science
On campus, students and researchers prepare to deploy the “Cornell Flux Chamber” in Colombia’s mangrove ecosystems, capturing methane emissions in a dynamic tidal landscape.

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A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biodiversity