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… — ultimately allowing them to adapt to life on land. Learning that these genetic tools existed in close algal … to thrive outside aquatic environments. The Impact A deeper understanding of how plants adapted to terrestrial … resilient crop varieties able to grow in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land …

… More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 … Zhong Wang and Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant … has been a pillar stepping stone in my bioinformatics learning and career development,” she noted. …

… strains. (Blake Rasor) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make … to keep processes running smoothly. As  reported August 26, 2021, in  Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal … University describe a two-pronged approach that starts with engineered yeast cells but then moves out of the cell …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The … that figure is likely closer to a mere 250,000 years — with many key colonization events in the Atlantic ocean occurring within the last 40,000 years. The Impact Eelgrass represents …

… a decade, researchers around the world have collaborated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … these gaps of knowledge. In a study published November 11, 2022, in Cell Genomics , the team focused on Actinobacteria … the JGI has pioneered, including single-cell genomics and metagenomics. The GEBA initiative has also utilized a very …

… processes for the first time. By collecting data from 27 different poplar ( Populus trichocarpa ) trees, as well … managed through human intervention. By leveraging metagenomics, scientists were able to analyze the DNA of … revealed key metabolic pathways and metabolites associated with the tree’s stress response. Finally, using …

… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of … discovery and applications. This program has supported over 250 projects since it started. At the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni … efficient than glycolysis., Nature Chemical Biology , 2024 Dubinkina et al., A transcriptomic atlas of acute …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which … plants did you all look at? Avinash: We started off with 12 plants, which are JGI Flagship Plants, mostly related to … plants are studied? Avinash:   JGI puts huge efforts into generating reference genomes for new species allowing it to …

… genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their … Plant Breeding Research (MPIPZ) studied how fungi associate with roots in A. thaliana plants. The work also involved … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… lead on PNNL’s Soil Microbiome SFA. She serves as Secretary within the Microbial Ecology Section of the Ecological … CSP and the JGI-EMSL FICUS programs and brings expertise in metagenomics and novel applications for long-read DNA … Greenham stepped down at the end of her term. In late 2023, the JGI launched a solicitation for nominations for …