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… Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to drought. …

… believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading … to assess absolute time estimates for major colonization events. It was previously assumed, due to the wide and … years, establishing itself in Atlantic coastal areas off the shores of places including North Carolina, …

… The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and … membrane lipids, suggesting they rely on  Hrr. lacusprofundii for them. One of the most distinctive features of the …

… functioning — particularly in their roles associated with plants (mycorrhizae, endophytes, growth promoters, or pathogens) and as the most efficient degraders of plant biomass. These abilities are crucial for sustainable plant biomass production as well as converting biomass into …

… come from livestock — specifically, from the methane-making microbes within their rumen. There is another climate-minded … reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and their rumen are highly capable of breaking … has also opened up research offshoots in totally different areas, beyond the project’s initial scope. Sequencing and …

… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In … heavily reliant on the energy and nutrient flows that the microbes in these bodies of water help regulate. However, … snow drain into such bodies of water before heading out to bays and oceans. While river microbes are critical to …

… The Plant Program Advisory Committee is chartered to offer … Plant Program User Advisory Committee …

… from simple yeasts to large vertebrate genomes.  For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for JGI Plant Flagship Genomes and DOE relevant cellulosic … Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants provide photosynthesized carbon, while … researchers have been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand … them to understand gene expression within circular capture areas roughly 55-microns in diameter — about the width of a …

… for fungal metagenomics. Two more CSP proposals came in 2016 that would complement these initial efforts: Spatafora … along with 100 of his colleagues in the comparative plant genomics community. The project’s aim is to generate … generated by the OGG initiative — for Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern — came out in the September issue of Nature …

… All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – according to plan but … Blair (Chief Laboratory Counsel) and Ellen Ford (Operations Area Deputy/Berkeley Lab Deputy Chief Operating Officer). … to ensure the JGI’s integration into the Biosciences Area, the successful recruitment of a new JGI Director, and …

… Ben Cole, a project scientist in Visel’s Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions Group who has mentored several of the students … Accepted a post-doctoral position with the Plant and Microbe Interaction group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory …