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… probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated … results. Applying this method to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel interactions between … tedious and potentially error prone, which limits the size and complexity of research studies that use SIP. …

… of switchgrass and is a key component in providing genetic variation available for selection to improve biofuel … in breeding efforts, and also because 8X switchgrass is generally thought to harbor less genetic and phenotypic (visible traits) diversity. After our …

… like popcorn is literally growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every … approximately 2.3 billion bases or Gigabases (Gb) in size, and are hybrids comprised of cotton A and cotton D … authors of the  paper published April 20, 2020 in  Nature Genetics include Jane Grimwood and Jeremy Schmutz of JGI’s  …

… pair with maize, the dominant source of bioethanol, in crop rotation, but soybean ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage … to sequence — roughly 1.25 billion Gb (gigabasepairs — most fungi are around 50 million Mb, or megabases, in size). So, the JGI helped a consortium of researchers from …

… bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually visible … the beginning I thought it was just something curious, some white filaments that needed to be attached to something in … technique known as BONCAT to identify areas involved in protein-making activities, that confirmed that the entire …