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… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants … 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy … and cell wall structure in the poplar plants with help from scientists at the NSLS-II.  These findings lay the …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida … school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … Florida, they encompass a wide range of ecosystems ranging from wetlands to tree islands to cattails. In 2018, the US …

… The human-centered, agile collaboration between the JGI and the … JGI Data Portal , a pilot download experience accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome . Although the Data Portal … from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal is a …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for … processes for the first time. By collecting data from 27 different poplar ( Populus trichocarpa ) trees, as … data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the …

… JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … collection of UViGs by identifying contiguous viral sequences (“contigs”) from thousands of ecologically diverse …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence …

… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … of binning methods, we were able to recover Olpidium sequences from the “contaminated” genome data with strong … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the … mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. … This research was supported by the NSF awards DEB- 1456588 to D.H. …

… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new … And so we’re looking at the overall greenhouse gas impacts from all of our operations,” said Brie Fulton, program … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their … a Research Scientist position in 2007, she switched gears from metagenomics to single-cell genomics, which is now her … Tanja Woyke is the Microbial Science Program Head as well as …

… A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling … as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon dioxide they take in. In this way, encouraging … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …