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… cells into several small pools before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was applied to a recent Nature … in soil for the first time. A second approach known as DNA stable isotope probing (DNA SIP) relies on incubating … nature. In the last few years, mapping the planet’s viral diversity has advanced drastically, aided by genome assembly …

… peanuts, black-eyed peas, soybeans and chickpeas. While no longer under the umbrella of the JGI, McClean and Schmutz … unlocking the powers of the bean. Though the JGI no longer works on food crops specifically, “[At the JGI] we do … Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One …

… by our research team surveying the genomic and phenotypic diversity across the natural range of switchgrass found that … occurring ploidy levels, called cytotypes, across the species. These are primarily tetraploids (4X or four copies … additional genomic resources for the 8X will provide a rare opportunity to assess the generality of a “ploidy hop,” …