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… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … out to characterize the transcriptome – the complete set of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a cell or tissue at a specific time or under specific …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play … the JGI Algal Program, which explores genomics of algal diversity and biology to support basic science as well as …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The … themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the base cytosine … User Facility, and others like it, are uncovering the true diversity of the fungal kingdom. The abundance of fungal …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … an alternative format for chemical synthesis in the absence of cell growth by isolating the soluble components of lysed … strains. (Blake Rasor) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia … of plants.  Pangenomes encompass a plant’s genetic diversity beyond a single reference genome, which is key to …

… most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … by an international consortium. With the genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the location of … assembly not only includes a full representation of the diversity present in R570 but shows the genomic effects of …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … researchers investigated the role that bacteria living within a host (endosymbionts) have on fungal host … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to …

… Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the …