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… view of plant evolution and adaptation.    Understanding how genes are regulated is like deciphering the complex … biologist at the JGI. “We had to work really hard to make them work for the kinds of plant samples we study … robustness will enable researchers to propose multi-genome projects, opening new avenues for comparative regulatory …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced … Having these datasets will assist researchers in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner … The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint …

… Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy … and seek to establish with our stakeholders. In working toward a shared vision with members of the JGI advisory … ecosystem. Their trust hinges on sustaining our record of excellence and respect, and for principles of …

… In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample … attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project involving soil sampling in the Florida Everglades to … inspiring her to get into science and wanted to pay it forward. Defining a Diverse Research Topic After a video …

… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This … and also made new friends while working on their summer projects. Watch the short video here to see what they had to … experiences and what they’ll take with them as they go forward in their careers.   Listed below are the interns, their …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day … plant lineages in the  Open Green Genomes Initiative , a project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … genes in more complex plants that could be applied toward DOE-relevant bioenergy and environmental interests.  …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea … into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” the Hornburg fortress had withstood all … (Nachwuchs-gruppe “Dr. Alexander Probst”), and the NOVAC project of the German Science Foundation (grant number DFG …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered flagella in an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . … was done under Contract DE-AC52-07NA2734. Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation …

… of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards graduate students the opportunity to pursue part of … between 3-12 consecutive months. Their proposed research projects address scientific challenges central to Office of … Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of Mark Sistrom’s lab at …

… 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 water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance and multicellularity enabled …

… their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 affiliated with the JGI . The 2019 list focused … of 21 fields appear on the 2019 list. Congratulations to: Project Manager Kerrie Barry, Cross-Field Category Fungal … Academy of Sciences, the team established community gardens of switchgrass plants in 10 different field sites on a …

… of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt lineages. The Science From the distinct smell of eucalyptus … The work was reported in the journal Heredity . In order to understand the gene expression and function of these …