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… located in geographically distinct areas and use different plants both for laboratory research and for improving … center focuses on creating robust high-yielding feedstock plants, using advanced genetic technology to accelerate the … East Lansing, Michigan. This center is studying a range of plants and, in addition to exploring plant fiber breakdown, …

Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most … rely on dissolved zinc to photosynthesize. Thomas Mock, a marine microbiologist at the University of East Anglia, … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… associations with endophytes — a group whose effects on plants are still not well understood — scientists can better … noting they increased expression of genes involved in signaling of gibberellin, one of the best-known plant growth … Advanced Research on the Biology of Tree and Forest Ecosystems (ARBRE) (ANR-11-LABX 0002 01 to F. Martin), JGI …

Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen … interest in the bioenergy and biotechnology potential of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal … sequence information to BER funded activities of plant systems. We will describe how to apply for a project with …

Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals … plans to analyze and distribute data through the  DOE Systems Knowledgebase (KBase) , a free, open source data science platform that allows users to explore data and share reproducible analyses with collaborators and the …

… of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris … history of a pivotal plant as well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, … S.C.; grant 41571049 to Y. Wu); China Agricultural Research Systems (grant CARS-05 to S.C.); the Key R&D Program of …

… was this?   NANCY: This was in Lesotho. Lesotho is a little landlocked country, in southern Africa. So at the time, I … or natural product called T-toxin. And this kills corn plants. So I became very interested in toxins – phytotoxins … challenges were associated with getting good transformation systems going. That has a lot to do with, well, the fact …

Project, he began developing larger comparative genomic systems as the JGI’s eukaryote research efforts expanded to include basal metazoans and plants. Working with a talented team of scientists and … plant genomics.      Nucleic Acids Research 40, D1178. Publications … Scientific Advisory Board member, InterMine …

Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to drought. …