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… Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like … 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 …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … The ability to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at … how crops and model organisms may evolve.  Determining the genetic codes of plants is often challenging because in many … it to any genome of interest.” This figure outlines the general methodology he and Rokhsar came up with: Until they …

…   The Joint Genome Institute's Biodesign Platform capabilities … into functional assessments. This is done by synthesizing genes, pathways, and whole chromosomes for bioenergy, … JGI Biodesign platform enables users to validate hypotheses generated from mining genomic data by designing and …

… bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial … organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers investigated the role that bacteria … have on fungal host reproduction, and the reproductive genes they regulate. The bacterial endosymbiont, …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their … Dubbed “the” bioenergy tree, poplars are known for their genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus … As their small genomes can be easily manipulated through genetic engineering, inoviruses are used for several … “What we’re really doing is looking for a particular gene found in all inoviruses, and then checking the …

… P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … changes. Researchers were able to identify specific genes that allow the algae to adapt to sudden drops in salt … The study was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery …