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… Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two … plants; at least once during their evolution, the genomes of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many …
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… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi … has existed really for a significant part of UC Merced’s history and already in its five years has made a really …
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… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha … which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … Avinash: JGI puts huge efforts into generating reference genomes for new species allowing it to fill gaps in the …
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… was the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing … most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the sugarcane cultivar R570 has been published …
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… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … periodically at different depths. In order to determine the genome structure of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …
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… An article summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, authored by JGI researchers Lee … are at fending off the infection, and how long this evolutionary arms race has been going on. Answering these … the recently published article, the authors provide a brief history of the field, describe the most commonly used …
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… Thank you for joining us at the 2024 DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting! The JGI convenes this annual gathering of leaders from diverse disciplines to highlight how they …
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