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… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The … mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and illuminates the significant role sex plays in how … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research scientist at … and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, cosmetics and new crop …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … 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 …

… – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on … is also a faculty scientist in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the Danforth Center, Sundy Maurice of the University of Oslo, Aaron … genetics expertise and experience as a primarily fungal genomics user, he aims to help align JGI policies with broader …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … 10 times larger. And yet, while they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those … with amoeba or with their hosts, though metagenomics is now making it possible to seek out and characterize …