From Leaf to GTACCG: Sequencing DNA from Physocarpus
July 13, 2023
Research & Conservation
Botanists rely on external traits like leaf shape or flower size to make comparisons among plants and categorize them into taxonomic groups such as species or families. As a Ph.D. student in the
Why DNA? Inside the Genetics Laboratory
March 11, 2022
Andrew Wilson
The opening of the Freyer – Newman Center in 2020 provided Denver Botanic Gardens with numerous new spaces such as classrooms, art galleries and library. Another new space is the genetics laboratory
A Look Into the Lab
December 29, 2020
Research & Conservation
The Freyer – Newman Center is the home of two new labs—a genetics and tissue culture lab and one facilitating ecological research, such as seed germination studies. For the Research and Conservation
Can alpine species “bank” on conservation?
March 12, 2020
Alex Seglias
Imagine having your body frozen and being revived decades later to continue your life in society. Would it be expected that you should easily integrate despite the drastic changes that have taken