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… base is a methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an … considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of producing at least one reference genome for …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … as antibiotics. But zealexins are almost completely limited to maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis … defense in maize, which has been largely overlooked, according to the study’s senior author Alisa Huffaker, a …

… (AICE) Biology class at Florida’s Boca Raton Community High School. The course had a defined set of objectives, and started with an image of a spoonful of dirt with the question: Do you … inspiring her to get into science and wanted to pay it forward. Defining a Diverse Research Topic After a video …

Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered …

… team led by Joey Spatafora at Oregon State University, Jason Stajich at the University of California, … from Agri-Food Canada at Summerland BC aimed to generate whole genome data of Olpidium. This required an enormous … This process was repeated multiple times in order to obtain enough zoospores. DNA and RNA samples …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the … in Building 100 were silent. Twenty years after the JGI united the genomics expertise of three national labs in one … of the JGI’s sequencing platforms were turned back on. A third sequencing platform was scheduled to resume production …

… both when and how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  … floor, these meadows are responsible for almost one-third of carbon sequestered in the ocean. In addition to … 67 million years ago, the ancestor to eelgrass underwent a whole genome duplication event, doubling all of its …

Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the DOE Joint Genome Institute dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for …

… distachyon as an experimental model for the grasses. In addition to this fundamental work, he established an efficient switchgrass transformation pipeline and, in collaboration with … 223 (2), art. no. iyac146 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac146 Gordon, et. al. 2020 Gradual polyploid genome evolution …

… 25th anniversary . Over the next few months, we’ll be revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy … years, the JGI has hosted interns from a number of universities and organizations. From field research and wet lab …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy … right now, and eight more that we are likely to take forward with material in hand,” said Jeremy Schmutz, lead of the …

… (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems Biology … of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility at … mission.     Director's Perspective     Honors & Awards …