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… for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify … of options; beyond off and on, scientists can determine the level of gene expression by the gradations. The Impact … experiment outlines a roadmap that is transferable to other systems, expanding the technologies available for other JGI …

… could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … carbon and nitrogen fixers in alpine and high latitude ecosystems, deciphering their internal molecular mechanisms can … how lichen is able to survive drying out to a potato-chip level of crispiness, only to revive in mere seconds or …

… little water, full sunlight and hot temperatures, sorghum plants can photosynthesize and thrive — some varieties grow … climate has earned it a place on the JGI’s Flagship Plant Genome roster. Sorghum has an important feature in … which is the fastest way for plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen. Both …