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… system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and in the laboratory. “We are fortunate because the progenitor species of  Brachypodium hybridum are …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are … Applied to 216,015 high-quality virus sequences in the IMG/VR database, the iPHoP program generated many new …

… clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to … popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to predict the metabolic strategies applied by a common …

… the DNA bases themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the … the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that cause poplar leaf rust, are rich in transposons, which may help the pathogens …

Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the 2025 recipient of the … Program, and coordinates the development of the virus and plasmid workflows for the National Microbiome Data …

… soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their microbial partners. The Science … time. By collecting data from 27 different poplar ( Populus trichocarpa ) trees, as well as the soil surrounding … wildlife habitats and water-quality regulation. Focusing on the rhizosphere and interactions between the trees, …

… some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus . At that time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often …

Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying them to … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … mining, empowering research collaborators to take on ambitious synthetic biology experiments. A recent special issue of …

… becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts and floods. The … (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), US Department of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists … microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. Summary Hot springs are … A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  …

The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including sunlight, carbon and water, to convert … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value …