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… other oceans. That zinc turns out to be extremely important for polar phytoplankton.  After peering into the function … looking at how communities of these microalgae interact, researchers have found that polar algae rely on dissolved zinc … time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome encoded more proteins requiring zinc than non-polar algae. They …

… relevance to DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) missions .  While applications will be accepted … All proposals will be externally peer-reviewed for scientific merit, DOE mission relevance, proposed data … the applicant/community, and track record of the applicant. For accepted proposals, sequencing, synthesis, metabolomics …

… traits. Given the importance of polyploidy in plants, researchers have sought to learn the origins, evolution and … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), relied on a model grass system for answers. Their work  recently appeared in  Nature … small genomes, short life cycles and can be easily transformed, traits that make them easy to work with …