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Enhancing Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase Activity on Substrates with 3′ Terminal Structures for Enzymatic De Novo DNA Synthesis
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A Single Nucleotide Change in the polC DNA Polymerase III in Clostridium thermocellum Is Sufficient To Create a Hypermutator Phenotype
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Aspects of the Neurospora crassa Sulfur Starvation Response Are Revealed by Transcriptional Profiling and DNA Affinity Purification Sequencing
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DNA affinity purification sequencing and transcriptional profiling reveal new aspects of nitrogen regulation in a filamentous fungus
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David Goodstein
With a background in experimental and computational surface physics, Dr. … focused on building tools to facilitate expert curation of human gene models in support of JGI’s contributions to … plant genomics.      Nucleic Acids Research 40, D1178. Publications … Scientific Advisory Board member, InterMine …
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A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … was  recently published in  Nature Communications by an international, multi-institutional team. The work was a joint … M. sinensis and a tetraploid  M. sacchariflorus , another species of  Miscanthus that was sequenced. Understanding the …
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Extensive Reorganization of the Plastid Genome of Trifolium subterraneum (Fabaceae) Is Associated with Numerous Repeated Sequences and Novel DNA Insertions
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The GC-Rich Mitochondrial and Plastid Genomes of the Green Alga Coccomyxa Give Insight into the Evolution of Organelle DNA Nucleotide Landscape
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Gut Fungi: Unexpected Source of Novel Chemicals
Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this group is …
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A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … was recently published in Nature Communications by an international, multi-institutional team. The work was a joint … M. sinensis and a tetraploid M. sacchariflorus , another species of Miscanthus that was sequenced. Understanding the …
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In Hot Spring Microbial Mat, Viruses Ride “Piggyback”
… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a … This work,  recently published in  The ISME Journal , by contrast, relied on methods that eschew culturing, …
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JGI@25: Strengthening Soybean
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … gasoline. Yet.  In 2010, soybean became the first legume species with a published complete draft genome sequence. At …
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