BRIT research staff strives to incorporate the “three Ds” into each of our projects: discovery, documentation, and dissemination. Our researchers generally focus their projects around the themes of Biodiversity, Evolution, and Conservation, incorporating and contributing to our world-class Collections. Participating in a variety of projects at the state, national, and international level, our researchers are always on the go…and always learning. The Botanical Research Institute of Texas is dedicated to providing the community with world-class research in every project.
The history of civilization can be told through pictures of plants. The roots of botanical art and the science of botany began in ancient Greek and Roman times, depicting plants as a means of understanding and recording their potential uses.
The rare and rather unique, star-shaped fungus with the Latin name Chorioactis geaster received official designation this
As part of the Library’s Collection Lens series, BRIT Librarian, Brandy Watts, interviews Sean Lahmeyer of the Huntington Herbarium who discusses the history of the collection and its growth through the years.
A Peek Inside Sumner Lab on National DNA Day Lab Volunteer, Jerrod Stone, shares his
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