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… most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … It was previously assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began … locations.  One group investigated changes in protein sequences, while others analyzed single point mutations …

… of standardized fabricated ecosystems (EcoFABs) designed for precise manipulation and reproducible experimentation of … dynamic interactions, offering an unparalleled platform for exchanging ideas, forming collaborations, and charting …

… relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th … University in Fort Collins. He’s part of a JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and their microbial … stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the ecosystem. ALISON:  So, Ed is trying …

… plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper … (Berkeley Lab), has produced a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass  genome using samples … find genetic regions of interest.” The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed the research team …

… — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the … the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this group is unexpectedly … finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to … Hour mentioned that she had gained knowledge in bioinformatics and machine learning. “Also,” she added, ”I’ve … and Identification of Mitochondrial Plasmids from DNA Sequence Moitrish Majumdar Mentors: Bikash Shrestha, Crysten …

… his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the genetic cause of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently generated one of the first mouse models for this common neurological disorder. In 1999, he was named …

… JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and … collection of UViGs by identifying contiguous viral sequences (“contigs”) from thousands of ecologically diverse … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … Czech Academy of Sciences first needed to build a detailed database on the denizens in the soil. While large protein … So, to be able to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences …

… is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in … familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the first time, the sex chromosomes of shrub willow have been sequenced with sufficient resolution to analyze their …

… to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a … sustainable biofuel production. The JGI published a partial sequence of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in 2003; then in 2007 … JGI’s early sequencing of C. reinhardtii became available, data mined by the JGI shows that those sequences have been …