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… simple yeasts to large vertebrate genomes.  For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, … kingdom. Nucleic Acids Res . 51, 1–24.Lovell, JT et al. 2021. Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid … agronomically valuable loci. Nature Biotechnology 38:1203-1210. Chen, ZJ et al. 2020. Genomic diversifications of five …

… are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying and breeding varieties that have high productivity … other southern locales did not survive the cold winter of 2019 at the most northern common garden in South Dakota. … set up these gardens, we have them to study for a number of years. And that’s a real benefit for the research program.” …

… study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, … that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  about 3 million years ago. The study shows that figure is likely closer to a mere 250,000 years — with many key colonization events in the Atlantic …

… biofuels and bioproducts, and medicine. Wading through 30 years of sequencing data, the team composed of Wu, Seshadri, … data directly from environmental samples over the years have significantly expanded the known diversity of … The team plans to convene a discussion later this year related to efforts to increase the number of cultured …

… contributing to bioremediation efforts for decades. Identifying resident microbes that can help bioremediate toxic … aquifer in 2007 to achieve this goal. In less than four years, parts of the shallow portions of the groundwater were … remain.  To identify the microbes involved in the early years of the biodegradation process, researchers collected …

Olpidium zoospores remained largely untouched until seven years later. In 2018, as members of the ZyGoLife consortium … to the sequencing effort by the JGI and ZyGoLife in recent years. With the much more extensive taxonomic and genetic … diversification events occurred approximately 650 million years ago, and that the first terrestrial fungi predate the …

… process. The JGI’s  CSP Functional Genomics call is open year-round, and reviews submissions twice a year. Proposals submitted by July 30, 2020 will be …

… over 60 different types of NEON samples and specimens per year. This NEON-focused webinar complements a  recent … more about BioSANS. Letters of Intent are due March 17, 2021 for the FICUS proposal call. Q&A from the Webinar: …

… keep processes running smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper … powerful at finding ways to accelerate bio-design and identifying the best sets of enzymes that enable synthesis of … Though such visits have been impossible for the past year and a half, “the logistics haven’t changed,” noted …

For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome … Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome … an effort and Ray is that person.” For nearly all of his 15 years of his JGI/Berkeley Lab tenure, Ray kept the …