In 2004, a group of scientists lead by MGEL's Daniel G. Peterson were awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation's Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) to generate important molecular and cy
Cork oak (Quercus suber) is one of the rare trees with the ability to produce cork, a material widely used to make wine bottle stoppers, flooring and insulation materials, among many other uses. The m
The final size and arrangement of the plant vasculature requires precise adjustment of cell proliferation. In particular, radial growth of vascular bundles is to a large extent controlled by a bHLH tr
