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A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … Biosciences Institute, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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You Can Move, But You Can’t Hide
Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately … mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities … to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. …
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The Power of One, Amplified
A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting … thousands of previously unknown and uncultivated microbes through metagenomics. Such techniques take advantage of …
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Fungal Friends or Foes in Plant Roots
Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with …
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The United States Culture Collection Network (USCCN): Enhancing Microbial Genomics Research through Living Microbe Culture Collections
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Fungus Fuels Tree Growth
Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual …
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Tanja Woyke Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … Genomics and Systems Biology Division of the Lab’s Biosciences Area since 2018. Woyke also holds appointments as …
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Diverse ecophysiological adaptations of subsurface Thaumarchaeota in floodplain sediments revealed through genome-resolved metagenomics
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Identification, Heterologous Expression, and Characterization of the Tolypodiol Biosynthetic Gene Cluster through an Integrated Approach
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Construction of lactic acid overproducing Clostridium thermocellum through enhancement of lactate dehydrogenase expression
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The Case for Conservation
How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … faster without extra crosses. The work wraps more than a decade of working with researchers at the U.S. Department of …
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Cultivating Symbiotic Antarctic Microbes
Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in …
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