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… ways to protect poplar and other crops being considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of producing at least one reference genome for every family of fungi, the 1000 Fungal Genomes … User Facility, and others like it, are uncovering the true diversity of the fungal kingdom. The abundance of fungal …

… of members. Each of the researchers had particular reasons for wanting to serve on the UEC. Hatzenpichler, who studies … systems, noted that she would like to help advance JGI efforts aimed at “understanding complex communities and … noted, “I would also like to offer my insights in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in STEM disciplines to …

… The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, … return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, …

… to spread across most of the plant’s ecosystems. The Impact For decades, the liverwort  M. polymorpha has been used as a model for evolutionary studies. Its place among early-diverging … of plants.  Pangenomes encompass a plant’s genetic diversity beyond a single reference genome, which is key to …

… corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize … revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of … the protective function of zealexins and related compounds for other plants, including those cultivated for bioenergy. …

… to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference … genome is cited in roughly 10% of all since-released publications on green algae. “The Chlamy genome launched …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and … in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in … novel computational and experimental sequence-based methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate …