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Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … structures. The Impact Zealexins belong to a class of chemicals called terpenoids, which have a structure belonging … as  Sorghum bicolor — a  candidate bioenergy feedstock and  JGI Flagship Plant — could produce at least 15 zealexins. …

The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … super strength. For lichen, the partnership is more commonplace — though perhaps no less dramatic. In lichen, the … the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility. Grigoriev and …

P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … is reduced in its environment, this alga reveals a remarkable ability to adapt to stress and rapid environmental … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper … alive today. Boasting adaptations in order to protect themselves from environmental stresses, ferns’ secondary … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The … their yields and improving their abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The … Biosciences Institute, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around … as California and Mexico. Based on the study, it would seem that once conditions became right for eelgrass, it was … itself in Atlantic coastal areas off the shores of places including North Carolina, Norway and Portugal. In …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The … their yields and improving their abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The … Biosciences Institute, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

Berkeley is responsible for receiving and processing user samples. His R&D work focuses on the development of … utilizing a variety of technologies to improve the JGI’s capabilities in the areas of metagenomics, …

Neha’s key role is to design, benchmark, and apply bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s user community. She also provides support for user science and projects through implementation of advanced analysis pipelines and tools as well …

Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received … for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of microbial communities in … Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, and JGI’s deputy for user programs. She also leads the JGI’s …

TBK Reddy gives an overview of the JGI's Genomes OnLine Database and why curated metadata matters. …

JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates briefly how to … through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in IMG/VR v3. …