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… of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a … exception, organisms have figured out how to create enzymes that break these components down into glucose. It’s … or the human skeleton. It’s more complex, and poisons enzymes and the  microbes that make them. It’s known that …

… yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … and hot temperatures, sorghum plants can photosynthesize and thrive — some varieties grow their leafy stalks 16 to … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility … University of California, Davis, and Michael Köpke of Lanzatech are the latest additions to the now 14-member … engineering.  Köpke is the Chief Innovation officer at LanzaTech, where he has helped to commercialize gas …

… Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … generating libraries of large gene families to understand enzyme activity. As another early career researcher on the … and their microbiomes. She is exploring the seagrass rhizosphere in her ongoing CSP New Investigator proposal. As an …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … a single microorganism within a lab setting.  Roland Hatzenpichler is an associate professor at Montana University … you have to be very agnostic and very careful,” Hatzenpichler explained. “Not only do you not know in which …

… A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The … indicating variation in gene flow between the analyzed community members. The Impact Though microbes help … genomic analyses to compare the resulting datasets, emphasizing the utility of single cell sequencing to assess the …

… land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our … three strains of  Zygnema circumcarinatum . Published  May 2024 in  Nature Genetics by an international research …

… of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt … hundreds of terpene compounds have been characterized from eucalypts, a group of 900 tree species belonging to … tissues of C. citriodora . From these samples, a total of 127 TPS loci were found, many of which had high sequence …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study first author … and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already see how lessons from moss sex chromosomes can be …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal … to establish symbiotic relationships with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed on decaying plant … genomes of symbiotic species available: 73 saprotrophs and 62 mycorrhizal species. The 62 mycorrhizal species include 29 …