Profile:Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

摘要

Mounting awareness of the importance of finding alternative sources for petroleum-based fuels and petrochemicals is bringing attention to the growing potential of plant sciences to provide solutions.With the announcement of a 25 million gift from Jack Taylor,the founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car,and his wife,Susan,to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center,located at St.Louis,Missouri,USA,the not-for-profit research institute is positioning itself to be at the forefront of fundamental science that ultimately generates a cleaner,more sustainable future for the world.