Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Agriculture companies are looking for people who are interested in science and the majority of jobs aren’t in rural areas of the country. Hiring managers are increasingly looking for people who don’t have traditional ag backgrounds.

Golden rice was recently approved for commercial propagation in the Philippines after years of discussion. Donald MacKenzie, executive director of the Institute for International Crop Improvement at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, explains what he did to bring it to fruition.

In 2017, plant scientist, Nadia Shakoor developed the PheNode device, a solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops. Sensors and cameras on the tool take real-time measurements of everything from humidity to soil pH. And this past summer, she won a $1.4 million federal grant to enhance the platform by adding an autonomous drone. It’s called FieldDock. And it just might be a game-changer.

William H. Danforth II, who took the reins of Washington University during a period of financial uncertainty and cultural strife and helped defuse animosities by reading bedtime stories to students, has died. He was 94.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month freezing green cards and some temporary work visas for new immigrants through the end of the…

Kevin Cox Jr., 28, asked a lot of questions as a child. He wanted to know how and why things came to be. The plant biologist, a Florissant native, figured…

Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Washington University are studying the long-term consequences of exposing plants to high levels…

A recent study from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center suggests that rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels could have opposing effects on…

St. Louis has established itself as an attractive city for those with fresh ideas who are ready to take risks. Companies in the science, technology,…

The Denver-based Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator is expanding its program to St. Louis to support startups doing research in food, water and energy…