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… Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the next generation of flowering vegetation. In return for their services, bees eat plant nectar and pollen. Nectar is an easily absorbable solution of sugars. But pollen contains …

… fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that … manage the growth, yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to … The study was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies highlight the multiple advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was enacted by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are … under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH1123. Partial support was provided by the National Center for Research Resources …

… single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  … of Energy [DE-AC02-05CH11231]. Dr. Charles Gawad has been supported for this work by a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub …

… is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most … markers of sex enables scientists to develop molecular assays that can distinguish males and females even when … This work was supported by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program …

… National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed interdisciplinary delegation from the University … from the ACTIVE SITES Research Center (ACSI), the Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) of the University … on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We …

… affect traits. In a text file, the rows of letters A, T, C and G appearing over and over in a dizzying array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the absence of all the other letters of the alphabet. … factors that control how genes are turned on is known as DNA affinity purification sequencing or DAP-seq. The …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s …

… (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, Keedrian Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate …

… 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology Implementation Lead, he directs … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in …