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… studied what happens to the tree’s physical traits and gene expression when the fungus is present. The Impact Black … in order to get  M. elongata and  I. europaea  genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… for JGI’s Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria and fungi. Prior to joining the JGI, he spent time as a faculty …

Institute in the UK — a nonprofit that was founded to help sequence the human genome. Today, the Sanger Institute … hot topics in genomics.” And it makes sense to Woyke why JGI would have this role. “We work with leaders in … and metagenome , rather than just by 16S ribosomal RNA gene censuses.  Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh ,  Metagenome Program …

This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s … UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other …