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… we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and bioenergy crops. But most available genomes are …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … bean’s close relative, as a biofuel. To this end, a team of researchers led by Jeremy Schmutz of the JGI and the …

… samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing …

… The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one of the two main branches of … mycobiont. However, despite a century-and-a-half of lichen research, many of the symbiosis’ details remain unclear. For …

… – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform … optimization for enhanced lipid production. Also notable, researchers found it is missing 33 genes thought essential … supported for his work on  Auxenochlorella genome sequencing and assembly in Berkeley, in part, through the …

… Marike Palmer and Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw … convert them into energy that is then stored. A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology! … plant genomes. She has appeared on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list assembly by Clarivate Analytics. In 2020, …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that … enzymes have evolved mix-and-match characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost …

… to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a … often by starting with identifying the right ingredients. Researchers collaborating across multiple institutions have …

… 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 … crosses. The work wraps more than a decade of working with researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …