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Plant Biology

Li Tan wearing white lab coat, in his lab, smiling

Li Tan (he/him)

Career Profiles

Molecular Lead

I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
Five people, each wearing a white lab coat, standing around a lab bench that has scientific equipment on it.

Li Tan (Video)

Career Profiles

Molecular Lead

I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
Zoe Ehlert closely examining a plan that has yellow flowers

Zoë Ehlert (Video)

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Zoe Ehlert wearing white lab coat, placing a cardboard box into a shelving unit

Zoë Ehlert

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Harvesting plants

Using Plants to Make Medicines

Backgrounders

Learn how plants can be used to make vaccines.

A variety of plants

Parts of a Plant

Backgrounders

What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?

Vegetables and fruits on display

Plant Pigments

Backgrounders

Why are there so many colours of plants? Learn about plant pigments and their role in plants.

Pepper plants on the ISS

Tropisms in Plants

Backgrounders

Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.

Plant Cells with Visible Chloroplasts

Specialized Cells of the Leaf System

Backgrounders

Learn about the structure and function of the cells in leaves.

Seedling with sunlight

Light & Plants

Backgrounders

Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.

Tomatoes of different shapes, sizes and colours

Tomato Taxonomy

Backgrounders

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

Soil and plant in hands

Experiment with plants!

STEM Explained

List of hand-on activities connected to plants

Jed Christianson

Jed Christianson

Canola Seed Development Specialist

Jed works with a global team to develop new varieties of canola for farmers to grow as their crop.
Aira Villaneuva

Aira Fusilero Villanueva

Founder E-Waste Recycling

Coniferous and deciduous trees covered in snow

How Do Trees Survive in Winter?

STEM Explained

What adaptations and processes do trees in northern climates have to survive winter?