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… sites and which has been applied to a wide range of JGI user science projects spanning bacteria, fungi, and plants. … cells across diverse plant tissues. Dr. Baumgart focuses on expanding functional genomics capabilities through … Lax, Carlos, Stephen J. Mondo, José F. Martínez, Anna Muszewska, Leo A. Baumgart, José A. Pérez-Ruiz, Pablo …

… National Laboratory when applying to the FY2024 EMSL-JGI FICUS collaborative proposal call . Letters of Intent for the joint call are due March 7, 2024. The FICUS call allows researchers to combine the power of genomics … to the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) Call Karolina Michalska , Advanced …

… The US Department of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re … who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us closer to making poplar an economical and sustainable source of energy and materials. …

… in the IGB. Vision  Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide advanced genomic capabilities, … realize our new vision to, “ Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy ” — as articulated in our new …

… the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in … on the global carbon cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: … and, acetoclastic. All three pathways require the gene cluster for methane production known as Mcr. Until recently, …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way … burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, this study sheds light on how … transplant trees and soils, targeting helpful bacteria, viruses and fungi. Overall, better understanding of a …

… David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and … the tree’s physical traits and gene expression when the fungus is present. The Impact Black cottonwood, or poplar, ( …

… in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel … willow is flipped: females are heterogametic. To avoid confusion with the mammalian system, the sex chromosomes are …

… of the genes in a lipid-prolific yeast. The Impact The team used this set of guide RNAs on  Yarrowia lipolytica to … furthers the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to validate their set of guide RNAs could be applied to …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

… well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern, specifically has … undeniable power of plants, and the lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …