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Bacteria and Fungi Divvy Up the Work in Forest Floor
Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that …
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Tracking of enzymatic biomass deconstruction by fungal secretomes highlights markers of lignocellulose recalcitrance
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Comparative genomics and transcriptomics depict ericoid mycorrhizal fungi as versatile saprotrophs and plant mutualists
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Forest Fungi, Seagrass, and a New View of Symbiosis
Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. … Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon …
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JGI@25: Tracking & Subduing the Plague of California’s Oak Woodlands
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … sojae, which imperils soybean harvests. The subsequent comparative analysis of these two pathogens, led by the JGI … was released to the public in a highly-cited 2006 publication in the journal Science . This provided a …
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Ancient Algae Reveal Secrets of Plant Evolution
Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for innovations in sustainable agriculture and clean energy. …
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PCR and Omics Based Techniques to Study the Diversity, Ecology and Biology of Anaerobic Fungi: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities
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Marchantia Pangenome Highlights Adaptive Nature of Plant Lineages
Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … among early-diverging plant lineages makes it ideal for comparative genomics studies, offering insight into genes critical for …
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JGI Earth Month: The Unusual Metabolism That Helps Plants Withstand Drought
In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …
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David Goodstein
… to the Human Genome Project, he began developing larger comparative genomic systems as the JGI’s eukaryote research … group also develops and maintains the Phytozome Plant Genomics web portal. … BS in Physics, New York University, NY … plant genomics.      Nucleic Acids Research 40, D1178. Publications … Scientific Advisory Board member, InterMine …
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Genomic and exoproteomic diversity in plant biomass degradation approaches among Aspergilli
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Glucose-Mediated Repression of Plant Biomass Utilization in the White-Rot Fungus Dichomitus squalens.
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