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… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into … to energy, are made up heavily of sphagnum mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon …

… Tomas uses traditional cultivation methods along with microscopy and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding …

… The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The … compounds shared by most living creatures for energy, growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a … a secondary metabolites portal within the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system known as …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied … to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses … to another, which can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of … in early fungi and discovered genes that are critical for this process. The Impact In the absence of the … at Cornell University and scientists at the Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility was …

… P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The … manage the growth, yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to … the adaptive mechanisms of Arctic microalgae but also opens new avenues for utilizing these organisms in sustainable …

… Proposals aim to sequence and annotate genomes from Antarctica to … Nearly 200 Terabases of data are expected to be generated for the accepted proposals, said Susannah Tringe, JGI User Programs Deputy. “These new CSP projects accelerate our efforts to characterize …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational … human chromosomes. After successful completion of the Human Genome Project, Professor Dr. Rokhsar ’s team has continued … AB in Physics, Princeton University, NJ MS in Theoretical …