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… of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … sex chromosomes. The results were published in  Genome Biology . The team found that the shrub willow’s W …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … lipid production. These insights into  Y. lipolytica biology and lipid metabolism furthers the U.S. Department of … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …

… allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … able to grow in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass …