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… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … DNA (ssDNA). The discovery was made possible by mining the datasets in the Integrated Microbial Genomes … and Nanohaloarchaea. This work represents an excellent showcase of the unique capabilities provided from …

… genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar … the sugarcane cultivar R570 has been  published in  Nature by an international consortium. With the genetic code of …

… ability to produce their own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution of life on Earth, and led to the development of multicellular organisms. Not all bacterial lineages harnessed aerobic respiration when the Cyanobacteria …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special … its Secondary Metabolites research group . That group, led by JGI Director Nigel Mouncey, has launched its  Secondary … to one another. The aim of ActinoBase, originally launched by the UK’s John Innes Centre, is to connect the global …

… Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them tantalizing plants to harness for bioenergy. In …

… MGEs, that can move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis methods are bringing this mobilome into light, and opening up new options … for engineering these microbes in the future. Join Sarah Bagby (Case Western Reserve University) and Simon Roux (JGI) as …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome … (epigenome).  In  Nature Ecology & Evolution , a team led by Robert Schmitz at the University of Georgia and including …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. … for the next generation. Understanding the mechanisms by which they reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For … into males and females, a development conferred by its sex chromosomes. In humans, males are …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … and environmental challenges. Switchgrass is a native, shrubby grass that can grow year-over-year on marginal soil and … using switchgrass samples from these gardens, a team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin produced …

… Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 … data gathered from whole samples rather than single cells or isolated strains, is easy to generate, but … layers. The architecture of these algorithms, inspired by communication networks found in nature, allows machines …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome … In a recent Scientific Advances article , a team led by McDaniel and his former graduate student Sarah Carey, now …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … nine countries. Learn more about the Hungate1000 work led by AgResearch collaborators Bill Kelly and Sinead Leahy and …