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Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost … the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely …

… around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for …

Genome Insider is a podcast that showcases the work of JGI collaborators in brief forays, connecting audiences with the people behind … understand — and harness — the superpowers encoded in plants, fungi, microalgae, environmental viruses, and …

The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. Kuo and Grigoriev encourage scientists to …

The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. Kuo and Grigoriev encourage scientists to …

The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions … through the  Community Science Program (CSP) . This includes mass spectrometry-based measurements of primary and secondary metabolites from plants, microorganisms, and environmental samples using …

Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications Webinar inviting researchers to submit white papers to the CSP  New … experience to handle the data, either by adding team members as co-PIs or collaborators on the proposal, or at …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference … sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant … basis.” In retirement Ray hopes to spend quality time with friends and family, golfing, traveling a bit, and riding his …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean … The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe …

A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … their research related to how bacteria that colonize the roots of sphagnum work to transfer their thermotolerance … scope of work was established before he began, Lawrence remembers lots of flexibility as his internship and …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are …