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… genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of … biofuel grasses can be studied from simpler (and smaller) models, Miscanthus has a large and complex genome whose … genomes respond to extra chromosome and gene copies, will help researchers improve Miscanthus breeding programs. The …

… plants and phytoplankton capture atmospheric carbon, helping to regulate Earth's carbon balance, to exploring the … of next-generation biofuels by studying perennial grasses and fast-growing trees as renewable energy … learning algorithms for gene annotation and protein folding models, to improve the accuracy of functional predictions …

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… … DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy … systems have actually evolved and come about, and that will help us understand them better. FRANCISCO BARONA-GOMEZ: You … URI. “ The evolution of secondary metabolism – a unifying model” “ Natural products – a simple model to explain …

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… … DAN UDWARY: Hey, everyone! Welcome to the “Self Promotion … I really enjoyed mentoring. I enjoyed teaching and just helping the next generation of researchers in natural … of the different annotation tracks. And I think we can improve on that. And we are working on making a great big …

What grass is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to your garden and a … Miscanthus biology and the economic terrain to help make the plant a viable alternative to fossil fuels. …

DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy … genome mining on more than 50,000 genomes that we derived from meta-genome sequences. As always, you’ll find … plants and might actually be producing molecules that are helpful to the plants. And so, understanding those broader …

… … DAN UDWARY: Hey, everyone. I’ve got a great episode for you … real legends of natural products, Professor Bill Fenical from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. Bill … and microbes evolve, they evolve to make molecules that improve their survival. Those molecules, over evolutionary …

… … Dan Udwary: Hey everybody! Welcome back for Natural Prodcast … The guest we have this week is Professor Cassandra Quave from Emory University, with joint appointments in the School … been able to work with the State Department to get funds to help encourage and support training, where we’ve done …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint … interested in that. And working with the JGI is really helpful because you’ve got experts in designing promoters … PhD mentor, the late, great D. John Faulkner. He was a giant in the field, and left behind a legacy of fantastic …