Next: A Great Leap for Bioresearch

Dr. Vicki Chandler, Regents' Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Plant Sciences; Director of Bio5 Institute, presented on Feb. 10, 2009.

Plants, from mosses to giant trees, are essential for human life on earth we eat them, wear them, live in them and every breath we take depends on them. Our ability to understand plants from their most minute cellular processes to their roles in ecosystems is critical for the long-term sustainability of life on our planet. Based at the UA, the iPlant Collaborative will provide global reach bringing together scientists from many different fields to build a deep data infrastructure within which researchers can tackle some of the toughest problems facing life.

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