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… about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading … many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass flourishes. The plant can thrive in both frigid and tropical …

… more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is … key to better understanding all the organisms that live in our immediate microbiome. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference … comprise a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the …

… process. The isotope labeling incubations can take hours to months, followed by weeks of tricky, laborious lab … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … this was the first workshop of its kind on SIP metagenomics,” Malmstrom said.  Increasingly, efforts like these …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … roles in both the carbon and nitrogen cycles, break down plant mass (think biofuels ), enhance plant health, cause … DSMZ overall, resulting not only in a valuable sequence resource to complement DSMZ’s vast strain resource, but also …

… deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique microorganisms and … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, …

… mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources provided by NERSC, another user facility at Berkeley … cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, …

… characterized at UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature … of thermostable Cas9 genes . The work also used resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported by the Office of Science …