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… symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata … found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of … how to optimize characteristics like growth rate. Harnessing that power could help usher widespread use of …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While … The microbes in cone snails may be involved in venom activity, which is part of a larger consortium Ul-Hasan has …

… Novel archaeal lineage found in Yellowstone may have been important in early Earth conditions. The Science Through a combination of sequencing tools and techniques applied to samples collected from … analyses, transcriptomics for microbial genomic activity (gene expression), and direct microscopy. Through …

… link in the evolution and transition of fungi from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 … attracted the attention of many mycologists with the two publications of the kingdom-wide, multi-gene phylogeny of … and analysis of their data at the time. Following the publication of their paper in 2011, Dr. Sekimoto from …

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… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a BER data ecosystem.  A data ecosystem is … possibilities for scientific exploration, granting access to diverse datasets that deepen our understanding of how …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have … genomes. Deep sequencing and genetic linkage analysis improve the genome’s accuracy, and increase its length by …

… 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently … of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes such as ligninases and cellulases were much lower in ectomycorrhizal fungi compared …

… with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial … any other ecosystem. Therefore, understanding the microbial activity that dominates these polar environments greatly …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of … Genomics Building at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) as well from across the globe via their … hugely important – serving as half of the photosynthetic activity on Earth,” Weizmann explained.   These algae take …

… and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science communications, their schedules were filled with … trainings that they later reported were incredibly valuable to their careers going forward. Watch this short video … new software I’d never been using before. I also wanted to improve my communication skills by being able to talk to …