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… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years … Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which were isolated …

… In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, … State Fresno) and two students, Angela and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these …

… Learn more about PhycoCosm, the largest interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative analysis tools developed by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a US Department of Energy Office of …

… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The … Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the watersheds … National Laboratory. The JGI sequenced over 1,000 metagenomes and established standardized sequencing protocols so …

… biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide … multiple institutions have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that thrives in saltwater (halotolerant) … researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein … within poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, and disease resistance.  The Impact With increased … Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce … teams joined forces and data sets to describe bacterial genomes for related (“sibling”) lineages Margulisbacteria …

… reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … break down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified … were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … of those shared by both humans and flowering plants). Its genome also contains hundreds of genes uniquely associated … of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in 2003; then in 2007 the full genome was sequenced and published in the journal Science . …

… interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants … temperature oscillations throughout the day. At the Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on …

… Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers … consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental samples and … dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate symbiont’s genome is often reduced …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in … of countering multiple attempts at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR …