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… genome copies from additional parents or duplication, also known as “polyploidy,” is common among flowering plants; at … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), relied on a model grass system for answers. Their work  recently appeared in  Nature … for  B. distachyon ,  B. stacei and  B. hybridum are all available on the JGI’s plant portal  Phytozome v13 . …

The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … x giganteus ), a high-yield candidate bioenergy feedstock known for its ability to grow on marginal lands and to … grass’ efficient perennial life cycle. For example, in the fall the plants store nitrogen in its rhizomes – in the form …

Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. Terry Hazen, a former Berkeley Lab environmental biologist and current … Janet Jansson’s team. Jansson is currently Chief Scientist for Biology in the Biological Sciences Division and a … different fractions of the oil. Hazen described the early efforts in his keynote talk at JGI’s 2011 Annual Genomics of …

Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — and … their expertise in environmental genomics by writing for the column Genome Watch in  Nature Reviews Microbiology … 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable agriculture and was written by JGI …

… function of more than a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … the protective function of zealexins and related compounds for other plants, including those cultivated for bioenergy. …

… fresh organic carbon which can serve as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. … identified. The JGI researchers surveyed publicly available data in the JGI’s  IMG/M database , information … finding them in three of the four subsurface ecosystems known to host Altiarchaea. The team then tracked how …

… eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes share only four genes in common: … approaches. By mining more than 14,000 publicly available metagenomic datasets in JGI’s  Integrated … & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able …

On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications … to submit white papers to the CSP  New Investigator call for proposals.  Tips: Contact us with your questions … to make sure the goals, experimental design, and plan for data utilization are clear. Contact JGI staff for …

… and search through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in IMG/VR v3. …

… challenges, characterizing viruses is a key step. For decades, though, many viruses have been somewhat … viral genomes. That study multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI … role. “If you want to do anything with a microbiome — you know, target specific microbes or change the behavior of this …

… on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew Nelson of the Boyce … tolerant shrub. Melissa Roth of the University of California, Berkeley aims to redesign and engineer algae by … of Victoria in Canada is interested in predatory algae known as Rhodelphis. Ederson Jesus of Embrapa, Brazil’s …

… access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and it’s open to scientists at any career stage, anywhere in the world, for free. We accept new projects related to energy and the …