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This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii … – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on … managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – like plants. [ Editor’s Note: …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, has discovered … to address long-standing evolutionary ecological hypotheses about how C4 perennial grasses like switchgrass respond to …

One Health Ruhr (OHR), and the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging (MBIB) … UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We …

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… ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae … feedstocks that can thrive in saltwater mitigates concerns about diverting resources such as arable land and fresh … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

… sequencing to enable biological discovery by the JGI and external DOE users. Adopting the latest  sequencing technologies has … optimization and development approaches, testing various platforms to see what works best for applications. The …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … ocean could fix less carbon when infected. Little is known about virus-infected microbial cells that are transformed … U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading …