Receive ERC Consolidator Grants: - Dennis Lehmkuhl from the Institute of Philosophy and Annaliese Mason from the Institute of Crop Sciences and Resource Conservation at the University of Bonn.
European Union funds projects worth millions in plant breeding and philosophy. Receive ERC Consolidator Grants: - Dennis Lehmkuhl from the Institute of Philosophy and Annaliese Mason from the Institute of Crop Sciences and Resource Conservation at the University of Bonn. Photos: Barbara Frommann/Volker Lannert . Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) go to outstanding researchers and provide funding worth millions. At the University of Bonn, two people are receiving coveted ERC Consolidator Grants: Annaliese Mason from the Institute of Crop Sciences and Resource Conservation (INRES) and Dennis Lehmkuhl from the Institute of Philosophy. Many of our crops, such as bananas and potatoes, are polyploid: they have extra copies of each chromosome. Polyploidy can lead to higher vigor, better growth and better tolerance to drought.
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