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… production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and importance … States, cotton production centers around two varieties: 95 percent of what is grown is known as Upland cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ), while the remaining 5 percent is called American Pima ( G. barbadense .) These …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science … The study shows that figure is likely closer to a mere 250,000 years — with many key colonization events in the … a variety of new environments.  This all started roughly 250,000 years ago, when eelgrass traveled across the ocean …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of …

… usually visible without the assistance of microscope. “It’s 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into … at carbon storage, you’ll find that they contribute 10-15% of the carbon stored in coastal sediments,” said Woyke, …

… in a wide range of research fields. A public repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental …

… the gene counts have similarly gone up from 13-25 to 12-39. “Overall,” the team concluded, “we provide a …

… Gene Atlas in  Nucleic Acids Research . The project spans 15 years and involves more than 17 research groups. The team … targets for plant improvement. Surprisingly, about 16 to 56 percent of plant genes are poorly characterized, meaning … biological information. As I’ve said earlier, 16 to 56 percent of plant genes are poorly characterized. So the …

… Streptomyces is more than just a funny word. The 500 species described within the group are responsible for …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint … Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint … an effort and Ray is that person.” For nearly all of his 15 years of his JGI/Berkeley Lab tenure, Ray kept the …

… the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or … DNA base is a methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important piece of how …