Project History

USA - USA/Canada

Elliot Meyerowitz and Christopher Somerville

2006 Balzan Prize for Plant Molecular Genetics

For their joint efforts in establishing Arabidopsis as a model organism for plant molecular genetics. This has far reaching implications for plant science at both the fundamental level and in potential applications.

Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2018


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Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2010

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