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… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science … grass that adroitly handles droughts, floods and poor soils. This is the first paper that describes sorghum’s … are currently being analyzed. All EPICON data collected, along with methodology and results, will ultimately be …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a … a specific enzyme, Methylthio-alkane Reductase (MAR) in host bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum . Their work in Nature … how the enzyme operates. It works as a two-part complex, along with a regulatory accessory protein and multiple …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into … peatlands store approximately one-third of the world’s soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat … species, some sphagnum may prefer the dryer, more elevated soil of the hummocks or the more water-logged hollows below. …

… Executive Committee (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that affect users and …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of … strategic focus on exploring algal biology, diversity, and ecology. PhycoCosm has many components that make it useful …

… There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds …

… Four researchers have been elected to the User Executive Committee of … unconventional sample types such as low-biomass samples and host-associated holobionts. She is also interested in … Michigan State University. He studies fungal biodiversity, ecology, and evolution, with a focus on microbiome sciences …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The … This study was supported by a PhD scholarship from the China Scholarship … (CSP 502951, 2016, Population and evolutionary genomics of host–microbiome interactions in Zostera marina and other …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in … of genomic DNA modifications (epigenome).  In  Nature Ecology & Evolution , a team led by Robert Schmitz at the … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… Tomas uses traditional cultivation methods along with microscopy and genomics to …

… Life as we know it wouldn’t exist without cyanobacteria; they began oxygenating Earth over two billion … cyanobacteria are living, communally, in microbial mats. Along the way, they’ve encountered surprises, adopted new …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics … Assaf Vardi, who delved into algae blooms and the alga-viral interactions within them; and Susan Wessler of UC … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence …