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… National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Laboratory for Research in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. … the entire cell.” The JGI team then used single cell genomics to analyze five of the bacterial cells on the … which is a process analogous to photosynthesis for plants.” Another outstanding question is whether the new …

… a photosynthetic microalgae, and a little-characterized microbiome. When warm waters stress corals, it might be …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum … of scientists made an ambitious plan to begin to link the plant’s varying traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, …

… less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir …

… by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact … fresh organic carbon which can serve as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. … surveyed publicly available data in the JGI’s  IMG/M database , information the Probst lab used to search for and …

… in professional development enrichment activities. For some students in the 2021 cohort, this was their first … career enjoyed the chance to develop new skills needed for their PhD research. And for the first time in this … the goal of inspiring students to embark on a career in genomics and to help foster a diverse future workforce in …

… Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants interpret different light cues by altering their … plant roots, focusing on genetic components required for effective colonization. In addition, Dr. Cole is …

… is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most … familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the first time, the sex chromosomes of shrub willow have …

… The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of antibiotics, and a deeper … in soil and can be used as biocontrol agents and to promote plant growth. It is the largest genus within Actinobacteria … and the focus of a  recent paper published in  Microbial Genomics .   “Studying actinomyces, especially Streptomyces …