Research catches up to world’s fastest-growing plant

February 1, 2021

LA JOLLA—Wolffia, also known as duckweed, is the fastest-growing plant known, but the genetics underlying this strange little plant’s success have long been a mystery to scientists. Now, thanks to …

Salk Institute and Sempra Energy announce project to advance plant-based carbon capture and storage research

November 9, 2020

SAN DIEGO and LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute and Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced a new project to advance plant-based carbon capture and sequestration research, education and implementation to help …

Plant geneticist Todd Michael joins Salk Institute

April 6, 2020

LA JOLLA—Todd Michael will return to Salk as a research professor in the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, where he will oversee his own research group as well as …