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… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first … plants and bring them back to the lab. The weedy grass was green millet (Setaria viridis), a small model grass with a … a given species).  “This is a great example of developing a large-scale genome infrastructure with a reasonably …

… Plants are complex organisms that harbor a fantastic diversity of cell … associated viruses that all contribute to a dynamic ecosystem. We are interested in how plants self-organize, … are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this complexity, including …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome … that might need special technology for DNA sequencing, genomics, metabolomics, and synthetic biology, that maybe … So taxol is a natural product, a cancer drug. It was the largest selling drug back in the early 2000s for cancer. You …

… Every fall, a mysterious green growth appears on top of farmers’ fields: a microbial community that might …

… anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You … of these photosynthetic organisms. PhycoCosm is one of the largest data repositories of its kind, with an interactive … greater bioeconomy. By bringing together publicly available genomic data on algae into one place, PhycoCosm allows users …

… This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – … Merchant is also a faculty scientist in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …