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… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant … Sarah Carey, now at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, reported that high quality genome references are … comprise a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the …

… of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, has discovered that the candidate … evolutionary consequences. A previous study conducted by our research team surveying the genomic and phenotypic …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can … Impact Interactions between plants and fungi run the gamut from mutually beneficial to antagonistic. In fungi, 5mC is …

… in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 fields … sequence of green millet ( Setaria viridis ) in  Nature Biotechnology.  The work also led researchers to identify a … for  M. sinensis can both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such …

… the world’s river microbiomes. And they’re using team science to do it.   …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … these datasets, researchers made a pan-genome containing four  B. hybridum  genomes and many  B. distachyon genomes. … Aberystwyth University (UK); HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; University of Massachusetts Amherst; and, Tomsk …

… single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting … potentially of use in fields ranging from agriculture to biotechnology and medicine, the vast majority in, on, and … microbial populations. The work appeared in The ISME Journal . Members of the Dunfield lab collected samples from …

… of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … the study’s international team, which included scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. Department … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … make up the foundation for a slew of vital products in biotechnology, medicine, agriculture, and other industries — … monitor loss- and gain-of-function. The study’s analytical data shows peaks and valleys in secondary metabolites as …

… on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an … of fungi, by lifestyles. The machine “learned” to identify data generated in part through the 1000 Fungal Genomes … class  Dothideomycetes includes fungi that obtain nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobes), and many plant …

… with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data and workflows for computational analysis and interpretation of sequence data. IMG/M is a … data with existing bioinformatic methods to bridge the gap from sequence to biology. …