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… reveals unexpected complexity At first glance, the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even lighter threads in the mix. But in the Petri dish, the thin … which is a process analogous to photosynthesis for plants.” Another outstanding question is whether the new …

… type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants don’t fully decompose in peatlands, and so carbon … for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team from Duke University, then tested … plant kingdom. Specifically, researchers found that female plants within a species tended to weather pH stress from …

… rig explosion that dumped nearly five million barrels of light crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, …

… secondary metabolites within a lab environment, shining a light into this “biological dark matter.”  It also offers …

… field(s) Sorghum has long been one of the JGI’s  Flagship Plants , on the short list of plant genomes deemed most … (BER) program to apply systems biology approaches to plants relevant to national energy priorities. More than a … will allow researchers and breeders to more quickly adapt plants for new end uses and conditions.  The JGI’s …

… out to the future of the institution. Their talks shed light on how the JGI was established, all that it has … Todd Anderson currently works to support understanding of plants, microbes and environmental communities that have … there’s both a larger story and a hardworking team. He highlighted several important projects the JGI has worked on, …