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… Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that … over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater ecosystem works.  So a few years ago, when they set out to analyze 500 …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … for females. To better understand how sex determination works in shrub willow, researchers investigated the … This work was supported by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program …

… Maureen Coleman and Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, … a project led by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) in collaboration with the National Microbiome … generate over a terabase of sequence. “We are thrilled to support this year’s CSP awardees as they embark on ambitious …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a more … to identify variations of essential genes in metabolic networks that were missed using traditional approaches. This … Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. …

… Novel archaeal lineage found in Yellowstone may have been important in early … lineage of archaea with at least two major subgroups dubbed Marsarchaeota. The Impact Iron cycling is thought … archaea. They report that the Marsarchaeota are a sister group to the archaeal lineage named Geoarchaeota that Inskeep’s …

… forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  … called geNomad identifies and classifies MGEs based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. The … Summary geNomad is an annotation and classification framework that combines and builds on two standard techniques for …

… land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  … early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance and multicellularity … how early plants built upon an ancient genetic framework to thrive outside aquatic environments. The Impact A …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … Roux, a member of Eloe-Fadrosh’s Environmental Genomics group, makes a pitch for readers to get involved in the … step toward better understanding the impact of viruses upon microbes. A comprehensive map of viruses including host …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March 17, 2020, a shelter-in-place order for all residents took effect in six San Francisco Bay Area counties. The JGI, located at … National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … State University in Fort Collins. He’s part of a JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and their … in particular, there’s an inflow from the mining activities upstream and downstream of the Arkansas. However, recently, …

… Program presents… Eyes on the Prize – Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology Who’s Invited? All Berkeley Lab … panel discussion with local industry leaders: Arvind Gupta , Managing Director and Founder, Indie Bio John Cumbers … National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation …

… The United States  is the world’s leading soybean producer , and soybeans are used to produce … 90 percent. As part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s  2016 Community Science Program portfolio , Sebastien Duplessis of the French National Institute for Agricultural …