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… into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting … the fungi side, underground mycorrhizal networks can serve as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate … These experiments focused on two species at once: the model legume species  Medicago truncatula and the …

For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to … participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one of the two main branches of fungi); another … to better understand lichen. The Impact Lichens are a model for inter-kingdom communication and cooperation. Their …

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 around the globe. Now, scientists have shed …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and … on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene …

… , which guide the relationships we nurture in our workplace and seek to establish with our stakeholders. In working … foster a respectful, collaborative environment free of harassment. To uphold Berkeley Lab’s enduring 90-year legacy of … of the advisory committees serve as ambassadors and role models for the community, demonstrating the highest …

Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who … , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial …

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 … genomes that are both large and complex. The first publication of a genome generated by the OGG initiative — …

… probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published …

… we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re … relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th …

… shared by most living creatures for energy, growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of "secondary … secondary metabolites are produced by groups of genes known as biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs.) As reported in the … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence …

… samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology has developed, tested and deployed a pipeline to first target … Development of this protocol was enabled by the JGI’s  Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program . The ETOP helps …

Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 … to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not … to tree health and carbon storage — skills that matter increasingly as the climate warms. However, these are complicated …