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… of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene … to spread across most of the plant’s ecosystems. The Impact For decades, the liverwort  M. polymorpha has been used as a … (NLRs) —stood out for their roles. Peroxidases are enzymes known to help a plant to adapt to environmental stresses and …

… by a growing human population and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is … For that reason, its genome was sequenced by the JGI in 2009 and it is considered to be a Flagship Plant. By … as height or susceptibility to certain diseases are well known to be partially due to the DNA sequence that makes up …

… genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research scientist at … of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, cosmetics and new crop traits. Dr. Mouncey …

… out to many researchers with the hope of getting support for a research project for his class of 18 juniors.  He got … the JGI Director’s Science Program. The class did not know at the time that the project had already received … Preserve. They chose this location because much is unknown about the diversity of organisms (taxonomy) and …

… technology from this biomanufacturing collaboration is available for licensing. The Science In  Nature Communications , … biotechnology applications of various biomaterials. These efforts align with BER missions to provide the fundamental … Researchers create method for converting urine into high-value bio-implant material …

… the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase). They also built an interactive browser … genes belonging to each genome. The final dataset – available to the research community on an online interactive …

… reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes … make ethylene from certain organic sulfur compounds, and now we can see we can go beyond that into propanol, … and electronic insights illuminates more ingredients With knowledge of the genes and enzymatic activity of the MAR …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and …

… metabolites and associated genes are great resources for bioremediation, new agricultural applications or … bacteria. The insertion of transposable elements — also known as “jumping genes” because they can change position … common ancestor of seed plants and ferns. The genome is available on the JGI’s plant portal, Phytozome . Researchers …