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… to the DOE mission, switchgrass is among the JGI Flagship Plants . Since 2007, the JGI has been working on identifying … of the complex switchgrass genome. The reference genome built off more than a decade of work; as sequencing … climate resilient switchgrass. Aside from climate-related studies, researchers have also harnessed the switchgrass …

… help solve energy and environmental challenges.   Usually, plants have the upper hand against any kind of biomass … plants can’t run away, they’ve evolved these really tough cell wall materials that keep microbes — and the enzymes … biomass harbors all kinds of organic material and stores quite a bit of energy. Eventually, that biomass could serve …

Research Experience (CURE) that consists of coordinated hands-on experiments across fungal biology teaching labs. The purpose of the program is to: train students … knowledge or dedicated compute infrastructure is required to perform computational analyses. The Mycocosm user …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for … gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … of archaea called  Euryarchaeota . These ancient, single-celled organisms thrive in most  environments devoid of …

… in other Antarctic lakes and the nearby Southern Ocean shift from phototrophs to archaea when sunlight … cycling takes place only on a microbial level. Previous studies focused on the Southern Ocean have found that in … of algae and viruses to the ecosystem were noted, but require further exploration. … This work was supported by the …

… that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for … across 1,100 miles. Switchgrass is a perennial grass that quickly grows in a variety of soils and water conditions, … and genetic diversity,” said John Lovell, an evolutionary biologist at HudsonAlpha and first author of the study. “For …

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for … of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean shores. Their results could bring key insights into … cycles are regulated, and the ways organisms can adapt to climate change and environmental disturbances. Proposals are …

… evolved to establish symbiotic relationships with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed … plants, such as candidate  bioenergy feedstock crops, to acquire nutrients. Additionally, these results validate how … assist researchers in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of plant-host …