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… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and more. And …

… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute … Biotechnology, which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha … led a team that  recently published work on the JGI Plant Gene Atlas in  Nucleic Acids Research . The project …

… For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for JGI Plant Flagship Genomes and DOE relevant cellulosic … In addition to continuing to develop strategies for plant genome sequencing, he manages the de novo plant …