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… around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper … that have high productivity across a range of environments is becoming increasingly important for food, fuel and other …

… warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their … organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for ‘wanderer’). But they vary …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the … This research project was supported by a grant from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and the University of California, Santa Barbara and a gift from the Gordon and Betty …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, … the SCGSR research experience was “an ideal opportunity for me to get real-world experience.” As he finalizes his …

… The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions are available) spotlighted the metabolomic analysis capability available through the  Community Science … involved? How long does it take to do all the analyses? A:  For the JGI  New Investigator and  Functional Genomics …

… 2020 collaborative FICUS projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy … focus topic areas: Biofuels and bioproducts, Biogeochemistry, and Inter-organismal interactions. Algal research … Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their … their roots (known as the rhizosphere), researchers hope this massive and integrated data set will help identify how … This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, …

… A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by … more than 10 papers, including two Nature Plants publications, in five years, have come out of the … PI on this project. “I view the program as an excellent platform to build collaborative research initiatives.” Yasuo …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a … endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of …

… The  National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect … data to better understand how U.S. ecosystems are changing.  Through the  “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call between the JGI and the  …

… Select interns look back on meaningful lessons from their summer … next generation of STEM professionals. Students can apply for internships and work onsite with an experienced … scientific and technical experiences.  Genomic data scientist Deanna Beatty sat down with interns hosted at the JGI …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … in the next generation of flowering vegetation. In return for their services, bees eat plant nectar and pollen. Nectar … Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …