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… is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are hermaphrodites, … with Y chromosomes in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… an estimated 40 to 80 percent of all the microbial cells on Earth. As microbial predators, viruses are able to determine … metabolic rate of microbial communities. Because microbial metabolism affects the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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The Impact In providing a reference sugarcane genome , the JGI provides foundational genetic information that crop … protect other crops facing similar pathogens. Summary Many plants, sugarcane included, are polyploid and have multiple … partly enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program; in 2018, a monoploid reference sequence of sugarcane …
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… processes for the first time. By collecting data from 27 different poplar ( Populus trichocarpa ) trees, as well … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … The work builds off a longstanding partnership between the JGI and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, dating back to the …
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