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… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . … the multiple advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including …

… with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial … observed suggests directed evolution could quickly generate improved strains. Scientists have already used this alga to … could manipulate these natural systems to tune gene activity without permanently altering the genome. …

… poplar trees and their microbial partners. The Science To help better understand how ecosystems work and how … outlined in  Scientific Data connects molecular features to large ecosystem-level processes for the first time. By … and the role of microbes in mediating these processes. By harnessing the data made available through this …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest … highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved … letters of intent submitted. Many of the proposals focus on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for …

… Research Institute, the 2025 NeLLi Symposium delves into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial … cycles and beyond, as well as microbial symbioses. We aim to foster discussions centered on how to capture, define, …

… chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling carbon and nutrients. … polar phytoplankton.  After peering into the function and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three … on plant genomics is targeted towards the development of improved biofuel feedstocks and understanding and ultimately …

… High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria … and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying … isotope probing (SIP) proved to vastly reduce labor and improve results. Applying this method to the study of a …

… Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among … Lab honorees. Woyke’s research focuses on developing and harnessing single-cell methods to access the genetic …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The … where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these photosynthetic organisms. PhycoCosm is one of the largest data … responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater bioeconomy. …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … using statistical analyses to continuously refine and improve the process of finding novel Cas genes and CRISPR … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

… The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence …