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… An improved genome assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers … a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with … The work (proposal: 10.46936/10.25585/60008105, WIP proposal ID: 508017, …

… Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy … plants. So they’ve looked into wasps that program oak trees to raise their young in structures called galls.  In …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that … characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … to core nitrogen metabolism, this team built a phylogenetic tree using bioinformatic software called FastTree and …

… Panicum hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The … team aims to apply the resources developed for P. hallii towards stress tolerance improvement in its more complex … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … to slowly break down lignin (think of a fallen, decomposing tree in the forest). Because oxygen is essential to how … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of …

… Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … offering the opportunity to refine the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses and revealing metabolic reprogramming …

… Four researchers have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user … latest additions to the now 14-member committee. Go here to view the current UEC roster. The UEC serves both as a …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … yield sugar monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees rely on their gut microbiota … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global … growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … Science “The results described in this  Nature Genetics publication will facilitate deeper understanding of cotton …