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… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the … originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed light on both when and how eelgrass … many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass flourishes. The plant can thrive in both frigid and tropical …

… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … system. “We then looked into many more samples and refined our methodology,” Neri said. “Our team grew and so did the …

… between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny … are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… City. Grimwood is also co-director of the HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center. Grimwood heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began … viridis ). The team of researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center), HudsonAlpha and the JGI …