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Recent study shows eelgrass has been around 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 … Their research, published in August 2023 in Nature Plants , was able to assess absolute time estimates for …
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… episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on … and what it has to teach us about other organisms – like plants. [ Editor’s Note: Merchant is also a faculty …
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… joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging questions existing in biology. He holds joint appointments as a … of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently generated one of the first mouse models for this common neurological …
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On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a JGI Engagement: Accessing Functional Genomics Capabilities Webinar inviting researchers to … The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce species-specific blends of terpenoids, …
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… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … of chemicals called terpenes. Terpenes are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and … also have industrial applications, including bioenergy. All plants make terpenoids, which carry out a diverse array of …
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Genome Institute, the end of 2018 was marked by a celebration of contributing over one “petabase” – a quadrillion nucleotide bases of DNA …
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IAC is chartered to render advice, guidance, and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives for the JGI’s data science, informatics and information technology (IT) activities and strategic plan. The IAC … and Deputies. The IAC does not perform management functions, nor does it direct the JGI CIO or the JGI Director on …
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Congratulations to the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers from the … work included investigating sphagnum moss and the role the plant’s sex plays in its resiliency, as well as a Nature … He was also senior author on a study which identified new genomes highlighting the diversity of white rot fungi in the …
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… from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: … smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of … Michael Jewett of Northwestern University describe a two-pronged approach that starts with engineered yeast cells but …
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Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterium Graduate Interns … A Comparative Analysis of Metabolic Pathways in Fungal Pathogens Shayna Bennett and mentor Robert Bowers, Mobile … and Exploring Novel BGC Detection Techniques on Fungal Genomes Video Transcript: Emerald Nash : What I’m working on …
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… is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first … genomics pipeline that provides JGI users access to the genomes of uncultured microbes. His group also handles the … stages of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Nature Plants 10, 673–688 Vyshenska et al. 2023. A standardized …
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… that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In 2019, the JGI’s Yasuo Yoshikuni and his team announced in Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for c … Blow, and their team have also harnessed CRAGE to create a plant-fertilizing microbiome. In work reported in Applied …
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