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… Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … with subsurface nutrient cycling at an intensively-managed cattle grazing pasture” 2pm Online Only: Malak Tfaily, … of Arizona: “Spatial metabolic profiling in roots reveals plant specific responses to drought at the Biosphere 2 …

… hybrid event, with guests joining onsite at the Integrative Genomics Building at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … these genes has helped pave the way for the conception of a pangenome. Recordings and recaps of all three keynote talks … Variation — From McClintock to Pangenomes Susan Wessler is plant molecular biologist and geneticist and currently a …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … stressors such as drought and temperatures. Summary Images of giant miscanthus often appear in discussions of rapidly growing plants whose biomass can be renewably converted into energy … Innovation, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … scientists usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic sequencing and single-cell sequencing. For years, … matches the MAG. This is where single-cell sequencing comes in. Single-cell genome sequencing involves taking a …

… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is published in a … current PhD student, reached this milestone with a recent publication in Molecular Biology and Evolution . “It’s my … were conducted on one or few genomes, but Wint’s research expands the understanding of hundreds of fungal genomes …

… candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range. But at what cost?  A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for … could be generating these observed patterns. As many other plant species have natural cytotype variation, we also hoped …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. …

… Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate …