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Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of …

… and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science … at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. I recently caught up with Karolina at the Plant and Animal Genomes, or PAG … to pull that water through the whole plant system, they need to open these pores in their leaves called stomata. And …

… bacterial group in the ocean. Later during his postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he … and amplifying their genetic material, thus bypassing the need to culture these microbes in the lab. After joining the … in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale Applications …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 … atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta Gribaldo of … that methanogenesis is one of the oldest metabolisms, with the first traces possibly at ~3.5 Gy (billion years),” …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome … yield. Conversely, some crops such as bioenergy sorghum may need sterile males; plant breeding experiments could be …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect … A bottleneck in the DAP-seq protocol, however, is the need to purify each transcription factor of interest. Nature … workflow that reduces the time and cost associated with this purification step, and Baumgart continued and …

… and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science … how microbes might be influencing its health.  He sat down with me to talk about his project, and riffed a bit on what … that change and keep the ecosystem services intact that we need to survive, that humanity needs? And some of these …

… best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and … the crop for additional end products. The genetic diversity within this set of plants, each with a fully-sequenced … conditions. “To accelerate breeding for  bioenergy , we need to make connections between the plant’s traits and …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … journal Nature . The mushroom has a symbiotic relationship with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its genome sequenced. Having this first genome …