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… chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling carbon and nutrients. … With multiple threads of evidence showing that zinc has allowed polar algae to inhabit their frigid environment, Mock …

The JGI welcomes three new members to the JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell University, and Jana U’Ren (pronounced … nine other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers …

Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. … Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can lead to changes in protein structures and functions, but the DNA … across 528 species. The researchers found that unlike most flowering plants and animals, fungi lack gene body …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a … polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in adaptations … adaptation strategies used by liverwort are also seen in flowering plants, or angiosperms, suggesting they are …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw … chloroplasts. The artificial chloroplast platform allows researchers to mass produce identical droplets that …

… and Alabama A&M University piloted an internship program to bring students to the JGI for research training experience. Enabled by the … took part in many enriching workshops and networked with fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … DOE works with the National Nuclear Security Administration to maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and was interested in investigating the effects of …

… download experience accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome . Although the Data Portal is currently only accessible via Phytozome, the improvements it encompasses are more broadly … Engineering Group. “Our team’s ultimate goal is to allow scientists to search for specific types of data across …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … Joseph Spatafora of Oregon State University led the effort to sequence 1000 fungal genomes to create two reference genomes for all fungi families — …

… system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids … lose many genes after such events, returning their genomes to a diploid state while retaining multiple copies of some …