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… Leveraging decades of technological development, dozens of … the traits that let this biomass powerhouse thrive. Within its genome, Sorghum bicolor holds keys to drought and … a senior author on this work with Nadia Shakoor, a research scientist at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.  This …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … also analyze gene expression from published experiments; study DNA methylation, which gives clues to how an organism … tools created by JGI researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for …

… Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research … of Maryland School of Medicine and her graduate work in microbial oceanography at Scripps Institution of … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and their rumen are highly capable of breaking down … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful … U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https:// ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE …

… A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The … of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, … cannot be cultivated in the lab. What makes this particular study unique is the application of single cell genomics to a …

… Dr. Grigoriev joined the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at … as Fungal and Algal Program Head at the JGI, a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He …

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome … four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study first author Carey put it, these sex chromosomes first …