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… Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global cocoa bean production in 2017-2018  was 4.6 million metric tons . The global … brands couldn’t exist without cocoa.  But today the plant is under threat due to climate change and devastating … with others to develop healthier and more productive cacao plants and ensure there will be cocoa for chocolate tomorrow …

… of the latest call , a total of 70 graduate students from 52 universities were selected to carry out part of their … in wetland carbon cycling and the interactions of plants with their associated microbiomes. Tringe was also Kaze’s mentor during her 2018 …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for … and  Methanomethylicia   — grow by methanogenesis. Both studies were recently published in  Nature .  Researchers … those questions cannot yet be answered definitively.  These studies do prove without a doubt that the ability to make …

… mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and illuminates the significant role sex plays in how … a genus of just under 400 mosses that can carry up to 25 times their dry weight in water, makes up the … which is tough on the type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants don’t fully decompose in …

… Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the … initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the Max Planck Institute in Hanover, Germany, … Dr. Visel also served as JGI Interim Director from March 2016 – March 2017.   …

… mining the datasets in the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite of tools managed by the U.S. … acids (aa) in size, half that of previously known class 2 CRISPR enzymes that are typically 950—1400 aa. They were … JGI data scientist David Paez-Espino in Nikos Kyrpides’ Microbiome Data Science group mined the IMG/M system with …

… of chemicals called terpenes. Terpenes are important in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions, and … also have industrial applications, including bioenergy. All plants make terpenoids, which carry out a diverse array of … function of zealexins and related compounds for other plants, including those cultivated for bioenergy. The …