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… The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) … and multidisciplinary nature of DOE mission science projects, this initiative aims to encourage innovative … and selection processes, making it difficult to propose projects that truly integrated the capabilities of more than …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt … are ubiquitous. A diverse group of plant-produced organic compounds, terpenes play key roles in plant growth, defense, … data carried out by EMBRAPA as part of the  Corymbia  genome project was supported by FAPDF grant “Nextree” …

… Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the watersheds … 1,000 metagenomes and established standardized sequencing protocols so that researchers could compare results across … anything. The collaborative consortium behind the GROWdb project demonstrates not only how researchers can …

… pair with maize, the dominant source of bioethanol, in crop rotation, but soybean ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage … and energy advantages explain why soybean is a flagship genome of the JGI’s Plant Program.    While soybean has … source of both protein and oil was also the largest plant project completed by the JGI. It has since been cited more …

… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and … institutions like the JGI, KBase, NCBI, NMDC, EMSL and the Protein Data Bank enables predictive ecosystem biology. The … other and with their environment and help unravel these complexities  This ecosystem serves users better in the …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities living in extreme conditions. The microorganisms … structures that enable organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. …

… caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . By contrast, using a … partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … that directly influence plant phenotype, such as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant …

… was the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the … rust disease resistance works in sugarcane could help protect other crops facing similar pathogens. Summary Many …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the … City. Grimwood is also co-director of the HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center. Grimwood heads the Library … after the JGI was established to work on the Human Genome Project in 1997. She was a group lead at Stanford Human …

… Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper … of ferns alive today. Boasting adaptations in order to protect themselves from environmental stresses, ferns’ …

… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal … data generated in part through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, including 55 newly-sequenced species.  The Impact … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …