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… JGI, McClean and Schmutz have continued their work together unlocking the powers of the bean. Though the JGI no longer … use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, … Plant Datasets …

… a protein , PtrbHLH011, within poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, and disease resistance.  … such as cement or adhesives. Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for … make them more appealing bioenergy feedstock crops. The trees can be bred to be more resistant to environmental …

… the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part … of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. … and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. …

… grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris richardii … all major evolutionary lineages in the land plant tree of life. Ultimately, the resulting comparative …

… samples, including organisms (e.g. microbes, fungi, plant), media in which they grow, as well as different types …

… sequence and understand. A team of researchers led by Algal Genomics Program lead Igor Grigoriev and data scientist Alan … useful for scientific inquiry: it shows a full phylogenetic tree of more than 100 sequenced algal genomes — many … analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. Kuo and Grigoriev encourage scientists to …

… bioinformatic tool development/data analysis for synthetic biology and functional genomics. Prior to joining the JGI, he was a group lead at … National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral … Ph.D. – University of Cambridge., Microbial molecular biology Post-doctoral positions  – University of Florida; …