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… is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in … familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the first time, the sex chromosomes of shrub willow have … Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel feedstocks of interest to the U.S. Department of …

… in soil health through nitrogen-fixation and holds clues for maximizing soybean, the common bean’s close relative, as a biofuel. To this end, a team of researchers led by Jeremy Schmutz of the JGI and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; Phil McClean of North Dakota State …

… shed more light on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted … chemical, where ordinary Carbon-12 atoms are swapped for the heavier, non-radioactive isotope Carbon-13, … illuminating the inner workings of an environment. For example, SIP experiments can show how soil microbes …

… viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. The expansion of the diversity for large and giant viruses offered the researchers insights … possible to seek out and characterize uncultivated viruses. For instance, a 2018 study from a JGI-led team uncovered giant viruses in the soil for the first time. The current study applied a multi-step …

… of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE mission, switchgrass is among … working on identifying switchgrass genes related to biomass production, drought tolerance, and other traits that make it …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and … in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in … novel computational and experimental sequence-based methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate …