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… of the JGI’s Flagship genomes. She and her colleagues have generated a high-quality, phenotyped mutant library in … as the alga is colloquially known by researchers. A missing gene from this mutant library leads to photosynthetic … conditions. The team aims to functionally link gene families to photosynthesis and discover gene functions …

… an enzyme system that was previously only understood at a genetic level. Functional and structural experiments showed … convertible to ethylene, he began looking into the genetic foundations of what would become the MAR enzyme .  … North and his team set themselves up to move from that gene identification into mechanistic understanding. They …

… peering into the function and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how communities of these microalgae … alga Microglena sp. YARC, which also contains expanded genes for proteins requiring zinc. Co-expression analysis as well as laboratory culture … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …

… Wang Project:  Embeddings Based Clustering of Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for Novel Natural Product Discovery Kayla Kelly … Brian Bushnell Project:  Machine Learning Applications in Gene Annotation Masato Terasaki Mentor: Yumary Vasquez …

… and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions …

… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  … of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance and …

… The Impact The initial analysis highlights abundances of gene annotations that provide insights into the nutrients … a statistical tool that helps researchers utilize gene markers across different ecosystems to better … are a way to measure the collection of the microbiome’s genetic makeup. Microbes have specific tetranucleotide …

… authors of the  paper published April 20, 2020 in  Nature Genetics include Jane Grimwood and Jeremy Schmutz of JGI’s  … provides breeders with insights on crop improvements at a genetic level, including why having multiple copies of their … disciplines that relate directly and indirectly to genetic diversity, evolution, wild germplasm utilization and …

… that species specific sets of single cells harbored mobile genetic elements that were missed within paired metagenome … of within species recombination, indicating variation in gene flow between the analyzed community members. The Impact … identified from microbial and metagenome sequence data sets generated from a handful of hot springs, including Dewar …

… of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many genes after such events, returning their genomes to a diploid state while retaining multiple copies of some genes. This polyploidization process is ongoing and many … by the JGI’s  Community Science Program , the team generated reference genomes for  B. hybridum and  B. stacei …

… and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions … and harnessing biomineralization processes for next-generation materials production. Enabled by the JGI, which …

… genomes’ metabolic pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological … moss sex chromosomes continue to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head … improve crop breeding. For example, Schmutz noted, specific genes of interest could be associated with a plant’s sex. …