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… year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that …

… recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local … Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying and breeding varieties that have high … switchgrass collecting trips around the state of Texas in 2010. (David Lowry) Sourcing plants from so many parts of …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and colonize diverse environments. … interacts with cell signaling networks that control many basic cellular functions. It plays an important role in … work enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic di-GMP controls microbial …

… Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers … are symbionts, rather than free-living organisms as had been originally thought. The Impact The Antarctic … have adapted to thrive in polar ecosystems. The work by Cavicchioli’s team sheds light on the range of archaeal …

… For the Joint Genome Institute, the end of 2018 was marked by a celebration of contributing over one “petabase” – a quadrillion … parallel with the intricate move preparations, the JGI has released its newest 5-Year Strategic Plan: Beyond Basepairs …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … work? The project was a multi-institutional effort led by then-graduate student Cory Schwartz and his advisor Ian …

… Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene … messenger RNA, which encodes a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of … of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… Highlighting the latest interactive version of the JGI’s plant data portal. On August 6, 2021,  … the current, and only, version of Phytozome accessible as an interactive website. Since May 2019, v12 has not had … data that was formerly at Phytozome v12? All genome data released in Phytozome v12 (and version 13 and, in fact, all …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt lineages. The Science From … genome organization between the two species. The work was reported in the journal Heredity . In order to understand …

… hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix … for the next generation. Understanding the mechanisms by which they reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For … markers of sex enables scientists to develop molecular assays that can distinguish males and females even when …