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… estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary timescale in perspective, … written in a yet-to-be-deciphered language. Researchers with the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute … evolutionary trees and overlay them with genomic features. This allows for revealing patterns that would be …

… that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for … the crop for additional end products. The genetic diversity within this set of plants, each with a fully-sequenced … genomic regions of interest and directly introduce these features into new crop varieties. “It’s going to be …

… Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship opportunities in fields ranging from plant-microbe interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five …

… genetic code, or genome, which underlies physical features and functions. Making connections between the … workflow that reduces the time and cost associated with this purification step, and Baumgart continued and … species to answer questions about how they break down plant materials, which could be useful for industrial …

… of California (UC), Merced graduate student working with  Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head … composition and metabolism, work on which she is expanding with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. …

… .) This plan aligns the DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national efforts to promote and stimulate a … solutions, the JGI is well-positioned to provide users with capabilities to create genomics-enabled insights into a … the JGI’s expertise to grow in areas such as developing pathogen-agnostic detection and prediction strategies for …

… diversity and capable of transferring genes from one host microbe to another, which can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light … only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase protein …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria … bacteria instead go through a boom and bust cycle aligned with light availability. A long-running time-series study … most months each year, Ace Lake is covered in thick ice, with a combination of marine and freshwater below. This …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), embarked on a pilot project with biology students from Boca Raton Community High School … Everglades in Palm Beach County, and particularly about the microbes that play roles in the methane cycle. Their data …

… users to explore data and share reproducible analyses with collaborators and the broader community. The approved … to crowdsource antimicrobial discovery for the control of plant pathogens, partnering with 600 instructors worldwide who …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to … Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the next … two polysaccharides can yield sugar monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees …