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… is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to your garden and a potential … competitive in the market, both energy policy and Miscanthus will need some upgrades. In this episode, hear from scientists working on understanding Miscanthus biology and the economic terrain to help make the plant a …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most … of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  about 3 million years ago. The study shows that figure is …

… team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … team to associate climate adaptations with switchgrass biology, information that could be useful toward the DOE’s …

… part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, among the interns were two … groups, respectively. Each of the interns spoke briefly about their time at the JGI at … Merced Genomics Distinguished Graduate Internship Program, Susannah Tringe and Axel Visel hosted Imelda Forteza and …

The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and … Several sessions will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes …

… yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to biofuel. Summary … of the microorganisms that live there.  A  Communications Biology article highlights how one microalga collected from … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held … author Candice Swift — verified that the fungi expressed biosynthetic gene clusters, which are “building blocks” of …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, 24 large-scale proposals have been accepted … the University of Minnesota is interested in learning more about the fungal endophytes of soybean and how they deter … the New Investigator proposal, and receiving feedback from reviewers, was invaluable in preparing the large-scale …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … assesses what fraction of the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a path forward to curate and cultivate … is a wake-up call to revive the art of hands-on microbiology and experimental validation.  Microbes run the …

As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … food webs on Earth. And at their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But human-induced climate change , a new … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. …

… between.” To find an explanation, his team tracked the thousands of bacterial and archaeal species using a DNA-based array developed at Berkeley Lab. Over the … Jansson’s team. Jansson is currently Chief Scientist for Biology in the Biological Sciences Division and a Laboratory …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … as tough as it has been 10 years ago,” he said. “We thought about reconstructing gene regulatory networks, understanding … team is comparing five fungal species to answer questions about how they break down plant materials, which could be …