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… For that reason, its genome was sequenced by the JGI in 2009 and it is considered to be a Flagship Plant. By uncovering and characterizing the mechanisms … that makes up an individual’s genome. The genes of sorghum plants are likely responsible for the crop’s ability to …

… Yao. ] ] The JGI welcomed 14 scientists selected for our 2026 Community Science Program Large Scale call. This … enzymes discovered in extreme environments to engineered microbiomes that accelerate biomass processing. This year’s … approaches to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, and …

… For the Joint Genome Institute, the end of 2018 was marked by a celebration of contributing over one … DNA sequence to the public data repositories over its now 20-plus-year history. In 2019, the countdown has begun to the June dedication event …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum … of scientists made an ambitious plan to begin to link the plant’s varying traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, …

… valleys, these organisms have diversified into an estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary timescale in perspective, … been at the forefront of tackling this enormous challenge, assembling one of the world's most comprehensive collections …

… Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants interpret different light cues by altering their growth program, and on how plants coordinate their gene expression with light and …

… the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely … work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, archaea and fungi. We thought this kind of … plant, fungi and animal. This analysis led them to identify 2,938 putative AT  genes. Within the AT genes identified …

… Science User Facilities operated under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This work also received support from the Genomic … Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (89233218CNA000001 to L.A.N.L., DE-AC05-00OR22725 to O.R.N.L., …

… process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes … store carbon, filter water, and support all kinds of plants and animals, but with climate change driving more … process.  Summary Most studies on post-wildfire soil microbiomes have focused on marker gene analyses, which take …

… researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for microbial and metagenome … analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. Kuo and Grigoriev encourage scientists to …

… fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris richardii … ancient gene transfers from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There … (Berkeley Lab) took on the Open Green Genome Initiative in 2018 as part of its Community Science Program. The OGG has …