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… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … continents, including Antarctica where it is a major part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV …

… JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell … reasons for wanting to serve on the UEC. Hatzenpichler, who studies sediment-dwelling archaea, expressed his interest in … between cellular phenotypes and genotypes. Pawlowska, who studies fungal-bacterial symbiotic systems, noted that she …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in … to highlighting many viruses simultaneously, these genomic studies provide information about virus hosts. As a result, …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … M. polymorpha has been used as a model for evolutionary studies. Its place among early-diverging plant lineages makes it ideal for comparative genomics studies, offering insight into genes critical for roles …

… for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide advanced genomic … expertise to support the global research community in studies of complex biological and environmental systems. We …

… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave … are affected by warming events. More time-series studies could help researchers improve predictive models on … This preliminary model aligns with several other studies on the potential effects of warming oceans on the …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … intricate connections, and many, many moving parts. A lot of these moving parts are proteins — amino acid structures …

… A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … in France and Igor Grigoriev from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In the following guest piece, JGI user Dr. Tan …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by … and Tanja Woyke, were all instrumental in the development of the Novel Metagenome Protein Families (NMPF) Catalog . … Grigoriev’s recent work includes the discovery of anaerobic fungi’s ability to break down lignin , the hardiest of plant …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of …

… to advance biotechnology. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the Biological … expertise to support the global research community in studies of complex biological and environmental systems. We …

… The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … — replicating itself.  Chitin is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeleton of insects. It is one of the most …