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… ecosystems around the world, conducting iterative searches using statistical analyses to continuously refine and … has resulted in several papers, including one in 2018 on the discovery of miniature CRISPR-associated proteins … Cas9 with increased lifetime in human plasma. Nat Commun. 2017 Nov 10;8(1):1424. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01408-4. …

… the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that cause poplar leaf rust, are rich in transposons, which may help the pathogens evade a plant’s defenses. … least one reference genome for every family of fungi, the 1000 Fungal Genomes initiative of the U.S. Department of …

… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of … a disease ravaging citrus groves: citrus greening. From 2012 to 2016, in Florida alone this disease caused an … resistance to citrus greening disease. Trifoliate orange may be a plant of bitter fruit, yet sweet are its genetic …

… scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a plant’s root cells, and both organisms … studies to date. This paper  is the cover article for the April 2024 issue  of  Nature Plants .  “We wanted to better … led the work in collaboration with JBEI as part of the 2021 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) …

… amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE mission, … make it a viable candidate bioenergy feedstock crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two … productivity across 1,100 miles and eight states. In 2021, using switchgrass samples from these gardens, a team led by …

… of the five major lineages of cotton;  G. tomentosum ,  G. mustelinum , and  G. darwinii are the others. All of these … cotton lineages. Senior authors of the  paper published April 20, 2020 in  Nature Genetics include Jane Grimwood and … you have to alter.’ Why should we invest in something that may not be an immediate benefit to us for a decade? We …

… patterns in the  Arabidopsis root, profiling nearly 100,000 single root cells and combining the information with previously published datasets. The work was  recently published in … research by then-Biosciences scientist Diane Dickel in 2017. In 2019, plant single-cell methods were officially …

… (IMG). He became the Metagenomics Program head in 2010 and has the combined Microbial Genomes and Metagenomes Program since 2011. Prior to joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute, Dr. … at Argonne National Laboratory. Dr. Kyrpides’ research focus on Microbiome Research with an emphasis on Microbiome …

… by the facility result in scientific publications. JGI users and collaborators have the right to produce manuscripts for publication and the responsibility for leading … the efforts to do so, and JGI expects acknowledgment (see Auspice Statement below) for the generation of sequence or …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and … sites and which has been applied to a wide range of JGI user science projects spanning bacteria, fungi, and plants. … cells across diverse plant tissues. Dr. Baumgart focuses on expanding functional genomics capabilities through …

… The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value … allows them to test composition variants. Summary In the  May 8, 2020 issue of  Science , a team led by Tobias Erb, …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a link in … to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … associated virus LBVaV; genus Varicosavirus ) which may severely reduce crop yields. Like the typical chytrids …