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… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a variety of approaches to match a virus with a … these different routes. To train the model, the team used 1,870 known virus-host pairs to generate a matrix of data …

… career stages. The election period concluded on October 21. The results are in and JGI extends a warm welcome to the … the scientific areas of plant genomics, DNA synthesis and metabolomics, respectively. To view the full roster of …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused … In addition, this work reflects a collaboration between two programs within different Divisions of the Office of …

… 90 percent. As part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s  2016 Community Science Program portfolio , Sebastien Duplessis of the … working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … other biomolecules that could potentially be applied to biotechnology and medicine. A more robust understanding of … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique …

… now available and  described November 9, 2020 in  Nature Biotechnology . Known as the GEM (Genomes from Earth’s … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … Path for Metagenomics Researchers Building upon these resources, KBase, a multi-institutional collaborative knowledge …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — … an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There are over 10,400 species of ferns alive today. Boasting adaptations in … secondary metabolites and associated genes are great resources for bioremediation, new agricultural applications or …

Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after … the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s Data Science and Informatics department head. In 2018, Dr. Fagnan … participant, 2021 Member of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program Chair of …

… (MBIB) Division, and Energy Storage & Distributed Resources Division at Berkeley Lab.  Building on the momentum … from UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on … single cell and systems biology, omics, and big data science, machine learning for experimental science, energy …

… when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break … reference fungal genome sequences assembled as part of its 1000 Fungal Genomes Project . To map microbial activity, …