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… in the sequencing and evolutionary analysis of over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s … on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of plants and animals by combining computational genome … to this evolutionary focus, his work on plant genomics is targeted towards the development of improved biofuel …

… expanded the network of common gardens and are exploring improvements to switchgrass through more targeted genome editing techniques. A 2020 Nature Biotechnology paper on the release …

… evolved to establish symbiotic relationships with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed … how mycorrhizal fungi play an integral role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal … (form symbiotic relationships outside of the root cells) lineages. To learn why, researchers analyzed 135 …

… about. He works with methylotrophs, which are a group of carbon-fixing bacteria that I would say are are still fairly … supernatant and send that to back to JGI and have them do untargeted metabolomics, which we can then using some tricks … DAN: Almost like you know that there is. AARON PURI: It’s a planted question Dan. Yeah. So overall I think what we’re …

… use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One important improvement to the bean spawned from this original research …

… Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, …

… work included investigating sphagnum moss and the role the plant’s sex plays in its resiliency, as well as a Nature Plants study identifying colonization patterns in eelgrass . Igor Grigoriev’s recent …

… Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein , PtrbHLH011, within poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, and disease resistance.  … land, drought and disease.  Summary In the 1970s, the DOE  targeted poplar as its primary wood crop for bioenergy …