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… vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny … and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how communities of these microalgae interact, researchers have found that polar algae rely on dissolved zinc to …

… support understanding of plants, microbes and environmental communities that have relevance for DOE’s bioenergy and … together a ‘Best of the Best’ genome sequence list, which I found utterly frustrating and impossible to do,” Anderson … manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in …

… at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the … diversity across the natural range of switchgrass found that polyploidy has enhanced the adaptive potential of … of a “ploidy hop,” when switchgrass (and by extension similar taxa) are faced with pronounced environmental …

… decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise gene targeting in the genome in the … Auxenochlorella is an allodiploid hybrid of two species, similar to a mule, but that is still able to reproduce … for enhanced lipid production. Also notable, researchers found it is missing 33 genes thought essential for …

… Meeting, with the theme “Science is Society,” hosts sessions in New Orleans and online. Register for the meeting … on Intensive Agricultural Lands Changes Nitrogen Cycling Microbial Communities and Reduces N2O Production Potential in …

… and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a close relative and model species. The … has a large polyploid genome, which means most genes are found as multiple copies across the chromosomes. In a …