Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) is under development as a winter annual oilseed bioenergy crop for the Midwest Corn Belt and other temperate regions. [Read More]
Investigating the genes underlying sexual reproduction in green algae in order to better understand how to use classical breeding and domestication approaches. [Read More]
Sequencing diatoms for unique insights into their roles as key players for capturing carbon dioxide and as the foundation of diverse aquatic food webs. [Read More]
With more than 4,700 species spread across 17 families, the Brassicales is an ideal phylogenetic model for mining the genetic variation underlying the repeated evolution of traits. [Read More]
Develop a pan-genus genomic platform for investigations into gene content and function by producing reference and re-sequenced Mimulus genomes. [Read More]
Microbes living at hydrothermal vents act as important “filters” for compounds like sulfur, iron, and managanese that emerge from deep below the seafloor. [Read More]
A central goal of the DOE Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program and current JGI sequencing efforts is to improve our understanding of candidate plant species to advance their use as bioenergy feedstocks. Juenger and colleagues have developed mutant population resources in Panicum hallii to help in the discovery of new genes and pathways important for feedstocks in forward screens, as well as a valuable testing platform for reverse genetic studies of known genes. These knowledge will facilitate our ability to manipulate and improve switchgrass for feedstock production. [Read More]
Chaetoceros is the most abundant and cosmopolitan diatom genus in the world’s ocean, so these genomes will enable population genetics studies and allow exploration of the genetic and epigenetic contributions to species adaptation and evolution. [Read More]