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… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … An invisible boundary The team set out on a Lewis-and-Clark-like expedition to explore, collect and catalog samples, and … properties,” said study coauthor Igor Grigoriev , JGI Fungal & Algal Program Head. “But still, there are no …
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… Ancient Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … years ago. The Impact Chloroflexota are bacteria that act like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break … don’t have flagella, meaning they were lost in the evolutionary adaptation to marine environments. These …
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… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI … to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big stuff, well, the little … Wint, UC Merced JGI Mentors: Igor Grigoriev & Asaf Salamov, Fungal Program “Working at the JGI has reinforced my plans …
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… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more. Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of … and materials. With an eye to harnessing these nitrogenase-like enzymes, researchers have recently characterized a …
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… crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …
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… Miscanthus sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … models, Miscanthus has a large and complex genome whose evolutionary history and perennial lifecycle makes it … which could help in optimizing highly productive hybrids. Like other perennials, Miscanthus is dormant during the …
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… JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been approved through the annual … and the proposal focuses on investigating the repeated evolution of three traits relevant to DOE interests: … and algae’s roles in nutrient cycling, now a facet of the Fungal & Algal Program . For example, green algae represent …
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