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… need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses … to be the same species that covered World Cup pitches in 2022.                     …

… make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at … microbes, and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in … To overcome this hurdle, a team led by Bernhard Fuchs and his postdoctoral researcher Anissa Grieb at the MPI …

… develop, deploy, and maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program .  Representative software … of tools to automate sequence design for assembly by Gibson, Yeast recombination and Golden Gate methods SynTrack and associated tools, …

This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve … behind this project. But every part of this project depends on lakewater samples — so this episode is a look at how …

Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, more and more virus sequences are being … The microbes that play key roles in cycling nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen and sulfur are themselves regulated by viruses in their environments. Environmental DNA sequencing can help …

… stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for … microbes who consume the labeled food or water. Later, their DNA can be tested for the isotope, which tells …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science … how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature Plants … also shows the younger meadows in the Atlantic ocean are much less diverse than their Pacific Ocean ancestors — …

As set out in the JGI Five-Year Strategic Plan – “Beyond Basepairs, A Vision … and  Collaborative Genome Science” – through early introduction to the resources and disciplines advanced by the JGI, …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal contamination, and … are often both surprised and pleased to learn the value of their item. Part of that pleasure comes from finally having …

What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and bioenergy crops. But most …

The Sequence to Function: Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F) meeting brings … discussions, workshops, and informal networking events. JGI will present both a genome center talk and a tech talk. …

Kanwar spends part of his time assisting JGI users by processing their single cell samples using our high throughput …