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… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely … sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex chromosomes.  …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Romy Chakraborty, Dawn Chiniquy, Anne Glaesener, Steven Hallam, … Setsuko Wakao, Meng Wang, and Allison Werner.   A total of 20 proposals were selected by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Molecular Foundry (TMF) for their collaborative user program. The portfolio of …

… Can plants help humans attain a renewable energy future? Can they help lock away more carbon? Xiaohan Yang, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, … using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil fuels. In this … Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research …

… As set out in the JGI Five-Year Strategic Plan – “Beyond Basepairs, A Vision for Integrative and  Collaborative Genome Science” – through … to further develop a more diverse and inclusive pool of talent for career opportunities at JGI and Berkeley Lab. …

… This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii … a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed … in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, … potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. …

… CRAGE-CRISPR combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene … secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and …

… New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the … to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows … dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science … by a growing human population and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is … P. Sloan Foundation Grant 2013-10-27 (to the University of California, Berkeley [N.V.]); L’Ecole Normale …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … The work (proposal:  https://doi.org/10.46936/10.25585/60000691 , and  … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute …