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… into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The reference genome for M. sinensis, and the associated genomic …

… on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of giant viruses. The … viruses in sequence data is read-mapping: using giant virus reference genomes to search for giant viruses in metagenomic … researchers to use signature genes, rather than an entire reference genome, to sift for snippets of giant viruses in …

… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a … my first publication and it feels so rewarding,” Wint said. For Axel Visel, JGI Science Deputy and a co-founder of the … She continued working virtually with her JGI mentors for nearly three years after her internship. “That level of …

… The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes … (2021-67019-34608) to M.J.W. FTICR-MS analyses were performed under the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for …

… of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta Gribaldo of the Institut … , they mined the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained by the U.S. … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… an internship program to bring students to the JGI for research training experience. Enabled by the DOE RENEW … of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. They also took part in many enriching workshops … and I’ll be attending Alabama A&M University this fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is …

… down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is … and metatranscriptome sequences, as well as individual reference fungal genome sequences assembled as part of its …

… addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c hassis (or strain)-independent  r ecombinase- a … “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using … have also harnessed CRAGE to create a plant-fertilizing microbiome. In work  reported in  Applied and Environmental …

… A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator proposal was … approved through the JGI Community Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to …