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… microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck … strides in generating genome sequences for members of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing … DNA could be sequenced. Their protocol,  detailed in the journal  Microbiome , combines multiple techniques and was …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … able to grow in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass …

… and management best practices that have advanced the microbial sciences. The Prize also recognizes innovative and impactful analysis of microbiome data that has changed our understanding of the microbiome and the microbial …

… joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of … and Bioprocessing R&D Director and Leader at Dow AgroSciences in Indianapolis. During his time in industry, Dr. … responsibilities toward the JGI internal scientific programs, the affiliated DOE National Laboratories, the …

… and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on … graduate student working with  Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group …

Genome Institute (JGI) is offering a five-day workshop on Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics. Details: mgm.jgi.doe.gov   This … is designed to familiarize users with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data and workflows …

Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. …

… and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that … could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … in the lichen lifestyle. The team’s results appear in  BMC Genomics . To explore the genomes, Armaleo and colleagues …

… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …