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… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called … at the University of East Anglia, leads this effort to understand what makes polar photosynthesizers tick. He’s …

… have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range. But at … of 8X individuals that had been collected from field work. When viewing the full distribution of switchgrass on a map, … loss, compared to the process used by most plant species.) Understanding how the interplay between gene flow, …

… in Yellowstone may have been important in early Earth conditions. The Science Through a combination of sequencing … and characterized a novel phylum-level lineage of archaea with at least two major subgroups dubbed Marsarchaeota. The … microbial mats. Inskeep suggested that the thin film of water that runs over the iron-oxide microbial mats at the …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our … to be replaced by electricity anytime soon,” Stacey said when we caught up with him recently. “So, there’s going to … published in  Nature , immediate progress had already been made positionally cloning genes involved in agronomic traits …

… Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female … author Carey put it, these sex chromosomes first evolved when the Earth’s continents were still Pangea. McDaniel’s …

… known as the aerial surface of plants, is a comparatively understudied area of forest ecosystems as past studies have … surface. More specifically, they found that microbial community composition and functional potential varied across tree species … conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE Office of Science …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number … Schulz explained, makes the host function better under certain conditions, which then helps the virus to …

… The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off … found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists … happens to the tree’s physical traits and gene expression when the fungus is present. The Impact Black cottonwood, or …

… and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So … about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these weird little pods. …

… Educational training technologies provide opportunities for students and professors alike The Science In  PLoS … skill development while curating reusable microbiome data. Undergraduate educators are partnering with the JGI and … to connect to the newly generated Myco-Ed reference genomes made available in the public web portal,  MycoCosm . These …

… gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the traditional way, which leverages an all-or-nothing approach to … scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed … approaches. This novel form of intermediate expression, when used in addition to traditional methods, can offer …