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… 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key … aquatic environments. The Impact A deeper understanding of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt lineages. The Science From the distinct smell of eucalyptus to the flavor of wine, terpenes are … Sequencing and assembly data carried out by EMBRAPA as part of the  Corymbia  genome project was supported by FAPDF …

… user facilities. Focus areas for these projects include biofuels, biomaterials and bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; … interorganismal interactions; and novel applications of molecular techniques. The FICUS program is designed to … research exploiting a diversity of capabilities to generate datasets beyond what each facility could generate …

… and relevance to the DOE’s mission.  Have someone proofread your proposal to make sure the goals, experimental … the 500-gigabase cap and that you don’t request outside of the sample range that’s listed. Q: What are the pros and cons of proposing a truly exploratory small proposal that might …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” that stretches some 580,000 square miles across … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect long-term open … available for research over 100,000 samples and specimens of over 60 different types of NEON samples and specimens per year. This NEON-focused …

… more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days … for a stressed typical plant, one that does what’s called C3 metabolism, named for a 3-carbon compound that plays an …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elizabeth “Lizzy” … Greenham stepped down at the end of her term. In late 2023, the JGI launched a solicitation for nominations for three …

… Summer 2025 marked the second year of Alabama A&M University students coming to the DOE Joint … experience funded by a DOE training grant.  Building off the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns … seeds. We also use CRISPR-Cas9. And right now we have over 300 plants that we’re trying to figure out the biome of. …

… ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the genome. “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director … Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. …

… A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …