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… get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and underwater volcanoes,  … grow and repair themselves or eliminate waste. The Impact The bacteria, archaea and other microorganisms of the …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts … (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized system. The Impact Photosynthesis harnesses carbon captured from the …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide … through a screening and characterization pipeline. The Impact Part of the Department of Energy’s work toward …

… work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … to the brown rust disease that can devastate a crop. The Impact In providing a reference sugarcane  genome , the JGI …

… . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by the … including lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. The Impact N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including Antarctica where …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the … them, and visualize supporting experimental data. The Impact Algae are important organisms. They play key roles in …

… assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with … accurate and detailed comparative genomic analyses.   The Impact There are 900 species of eucalyptus. The trees are …

… sequencing projects carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … as well as project data entered by external users. The Impact One of the significant challenges in maximizing … establishing metadata standards and sample metadata exchange. …

… RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory … genes of 11 sigma factors in Streptomyces coelicolor . The Impact As an integrative genome science user facility, …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, … hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix … a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close relative  Populus …