Since the JGI’s sequencing of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii — the tiny alga with a mighty impact — became available, those sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference genome is cited in roughly 10% of all since-released publications on green algae. [Read More]

From an internship with the JGI to studying climate change with ORNL, Travis Lawrence is grateful for the experience along the way. [Read More]

Antarctic waters harbor higher levels of the nutrient zinc, and phytoplankton have evolved to rely on it. [Read More]

In the following guest piece on a recent PNAS article, researchers describe the costs associated with switchgrass adaptations to expand its habitat range. [Read More]