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… less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir …

… a regulator of lipid metabolism in microalgae .  Nature Plants 1: 15107 Lupiáñez DG, Kraft K, Heinrich V, Krawitz P, … D, Golonzhka O, Hoch RV, McKinsey GL, Pattabiraman K, Silberberg SN, Blow MJ, Hansen DV, Nord AS, Akiyama JA, Holt A, … C, Blow MJ, Cohen JC, Rubin EM, Pennacchio LA (2010). Targeted deletion of the 9p21 non-coding coronary artery …

Baxter is a principal investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, where his group focuses on interactions underlying plant adaptation in different environments. He’s been involved in several plant genome projects through the Community Science Program. …

… environments, actinobacteria play roles in both the carbon and nitrogen cycles, break down plant mass (think biofuels ), enhance plant health, cause … and archaeal genome sequences have been generated using techniques that the JGI has pioneered, including single-cell …

What grass is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to your … biology and the economic terrain to help make the plant a viable alternative to fossil fuels. …

Recombinase-Assisted Genome Engineering) is a technique researchers can use to integrate large genetic … edits affect functionality.  CRAGE allows for the transplanting of these BGCs from one organism into an alternate …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … O’Malley’s lab at the University of California at Santa Barbara  recently published a paper in  Nature Microbiology … accumulated as the fungus did its work.  The UC Santa Barbara team worked with researchers at the U.S. Department of …

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Phytozome is the Plant Comparative Genomics portal of the Department of …

… trichocarpa ) trees, as well as the soil surrounding their roots (known as the rhizosphere), researchers hope this … value as both biofuel feedstock and their role in carbon sequestration. Poplar trees grow quickly in a variety … researchers came from two environments: natural forests and plantations managed through human intervention. By …

… would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s … developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel …