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… hear from Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us closer to …

… in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can … affect a microbe’s ability to cycle nutrients or produce new chemicals. They can also affect ecosystems by killing … Resource (IMG/VR) , now with more than 15 million viral genomes. It was also key to developing the first version of …

… corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize … dexterous enzymes— terpene synthases and cytochrome P450s — that catalyze multiple products, resulting in many … was knocked out. Interestingly, the enzymes the team uncovered were found in multiple, semi-redundant clusters on …

… Sequencing Center. Grimwood heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with … she has continued to contribute across JGI plant genomes. She has appeared on the annual Highly Cited … the first time. A 2020 Nature Genetics paper describing the genomes of the five major cotton lineages. Grimwood was also …

… (ICCO), global cocoa bean production in 2017-2018  was 4.6 million metric tons . The global chocolate brands …

… of rapidly growing plants whose biomass can be renewably converted into energy or biofuels. Although a member … Understanding the evolution of polyploidy, and how genomes respond to extra chromosome and gene copies, will … Miscanthus is dormant during the winter and grows anew the following spring without requiring replanting. …

… 1;313(5791):1261-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1128796 Science News of the Day: Stokstad E. Genetics. Genomes highlight plant pathogens’ powerful arsenal . …