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Poplar bacteria project on redOrbit

To find out what makes these microbe-plant interactions “tick,” scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory decoded the genome of a plant-dwelling microbe they’d previously shown could increase plant growth by 40 percent. Their studies, described online in PLoS Genetics, identified a wide range of genes that help explain this symbiotic… [Read More]

Poplar bacteria project on ScienceDaily

The Brookhaven team has been studying a species of bacteria isolated from the roots of poplar trees. “Poplar is a model species for biofuel production, in part because of its ability to grow on marginal soils unsuitable for food crops,” said scientist Daniel (Niels) van der Lelie, who leads the research program. Previous studies by… [Read More]

Frog genome project on TerraDaily

Originating in West Africa, Xenopus tropicalis is a frog that is extremely important for studies of embryonic development and the regulation of cell division. The genes in frogs are highly similar to those in mice and humans, as are the key communication pathways. These molecular communication pathways serve as lines of communication between cells and… [Read More]

Poplar bacteria project on GenomeWeb

An international research team reports the draft sequence of the plant-growth promoting endophytic bacterium Enterobacter sp. 638 genome. Their annotations revealed a set of genes related to the plant niche adaptation of the bacterium, including those that code for survival in the rhizosphere, root adhesion, and establishment inside the plant, among others. Their findings also… [Read More]

Poplar bacteria project on Nano Patents blog

The Brookhaven team has been studying a species of bacteria isolated from the roots of poplar trees. “Poplar is a model species for biofuel production, in part because of its ability to grow on marginal soils unsuitable for food crops,” said scientist Daniel (Niels) van der Lelie, who leads the research program. Previous studies by… [Read More]

Frog genome project on QB3

When the Joint Genome Institute decided to sequence a frog genome, however, the Xenopus research community recommended X. tropicalis over X. laevis because tropicalis has half the genome size. While X. tropicalis is diploid, with two copies of each gene on 10 pairs of chromosomes, the X. laevis genome has undergone duplication and could have… [Read More]

Frog genome project on UPI

Sater said the frog is extremely important for studies of embryonic development and the regulation of cell division since its genes are highly similar to those in mice and humans. Other similarities include the frog’s molecular communication pathways that serve as lines of communication between cells and are critical for the maintenance and differentiation of… [Read More]

Frog genome project on 7th Space

“Sequencing and assembling a genome is basically science infrastructure – the equivalent of building roads and bridges – and once the infrastructure is in place, everyone can benefit,” Sater said. “This work is an enormous contribution to research now in progress throughout the world, and essentially every study that uses Xenopus as a research animal… [Read More]

Eddy Rubin and Neanderthal genome on SF Chronicle

Edward M. “Eddy” Rubin, director of the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, called the major project “a terrific piece of work and a monumental endeavor,” The project’s scientists used tiny specks of powdered bone retrieved from three Neanderthal females who died in a Croatian cave more than 40,000 years ago to… [Read More]

Frog genome project on Medical News Today

The findings published in Science are based on the DNA of a single African clawed frog whose DNA was broken down into small pieces that were replicated many, many times, then sent to laboratories around the world for analysis. The project sprang from a meeting of researchers in Walnut Creek, Calif., in 2002, when the… [Read More]