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… is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in … familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the first time, the sex chromosomes of shrub willow have … structure. Scientists found both a gene likely important for sex determination and a shared genetic architecture with …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a … that colonizes Brock and gives him super strength. For lichen, the partnership is more commonplace — though … research, many of the symbiosis’ details remain unclear. For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … the Lab. “This project represents part of our long term efforts to contribute towards a diverse workforce and scientific community (working with the JGI) as …

… most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … Nature Plants , was able to assess absolute time estimates for major colonization events. It was previously assumed, … just 0.2% of the ocean floor, these meadows are responsible for almost one-third of carbon sequestered in the ocean. In …

… array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the absence of all the other letters of the alphabet. … an innovative way to rapidly capture the binding location for most transcription factors in a species,” O’Malley said. … that you’re going to need to then probe the genomic DNA for the binding sites.” The technology expresses the …

… reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes … abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For bacteria, that salty, slightly stinky air is a rich …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable …

… to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national efforts to promote and stimulate a bioeconomy, where … and biomanufacturing.  As a leader in genomics for bioenergy and environmental solutions, the JGI is …

… advancement holds the potential to expand opportunities for bioenergy and bioengineering applications. “We worked … Berkeley National Laboratory. “These proteins’ binding preferences are very, very stable over long evolutionary … TFs and fragmented genomic DNA, eliminating the need for living cells. This allowed researchers to map regulatory …