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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … of reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer. These impressive environmental and energy advantages explain why …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But … plant biologist at West Virginia University (WVU), led the study’s international team, which included scientists from …

The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … dramatic. In lichen, the photosynthetic partner, either a eukaryotic microalga or a cyanobacteria, is known as the … hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes …

A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, and Duke University, published their research related to how … slides and anticipating the inevitable questions about the study’s methods and analysis, Lawrence is spending time on …