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… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. … female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix purpurea , employ the evolutionary strategy we … willow and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel feedstocks of interest to …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … and the bacteria provide nutrients for the plant mainly by fixing nitrogen. Getting nitrogen from the environment so that the … This the second episode of Natural Prodcast, which continues a conversation from the first episode . You can go to …

… back to a new session of Natural Prodcast. I’ve got two things I wanted to tell you about in this introduction. First … group area of my group now has become– so we call it “Fixing the Unfixable” projects, where you take a natural … But we wrote a review article that’s actually called “Fixing the Unfixable” in medicinal chemistry. And it has …

… fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial … viruses that all contribute to a dynamic ecosystem. We are interested in how plants self-organize, influence, and are … Plant microbiomes hold the amazing ability to influence plant development, fitness and …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven … led a team that  identified a protein , PtrbHLH011, within poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, and … Research, as part of the Quantitative Plant Science Initiative (QPSI) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US. .Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science … the laboratory of Jo Handelsman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. You can find the podcast on Apple , Google , Spotify , Stitcher , …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the … a crucial role in how an organism processes both carbon and nitrogen. This research team combined computational and …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … Nature . The mushroom has a symbiotic relationship with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its … Laccaria bicolor has a symbiotic relationship with poplar …

… for another episode of Natural Prodcast. Right now I’m working on this the afternoon of the day I’m due to release it, which is not ideal for me keeping myself on my self-imposed schedule. So, we’ll have to … He works with methylotrophs, which are a group of carbon-fixing bacteria that I would say are are still fairly …