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… at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the … could be generating these observed patterns. As many other plant species have natural cytotype variation, we also hoped … hundreds of naturally-occurring genotypes (in this case, a plant’s complete genetic makeup) and 10 common gardens. We …
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… … Dan Udwary: Hey, Alison Takemura: Hey, Dan. Dan Udwary: Today we’re going to talk … there have been huge advances in both. The cool thing about genomes is you can, well, if your assembly is good, you can … transcriptomics, metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to …
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… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could help inform efforts at …
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… organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among … Program in order to get M. elongata and I. europaea genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that …
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… strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging partnerships to advance foundational … the bioeconomy. Functional diversity theme. Reading the genomes of individual organisms or environmental DNA, and … the JGI’s expertise to grow in areas such as developing pathogen-agnostic detection and prediction strategies for …
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… single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority … and genome size from small, to large and even giant. The genomes of giant viruses are on the order of 100 times the … what has typically been associated with viruses, while the genomes of large viruses may be only 10 times larger. And …
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… back for episode 9 of Natural Prodcast. This week, Alison and I talk to Roger Linington, from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, … transcriptomics, metabolomics, and natural products in plants, fungi, and microorganisms. If you want to …
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