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… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many … sequence. For the highly polyploid sugarcane, an international team of researchers has successfully assembled a … sorghum and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does not need to be planted annually. The modern …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The reference genome for M. sinensis, and … the University of California, Berkeley and the HudsonAlpha Center for Biotechnology. Most plants are diploids with …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy … led  Y. lipolytica to overproduce lipids — an important phenotype for biofuel production. They identified four …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy … same clade as Cyanobacteria, applied strategies other than photosynthesis to gain and harness energy. As reported … Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to …

… and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — and there’s … more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … And postdoctoral researcher Sara Calhoun, data scientist Stephen Mondo, and  Fungal and Algal program lead Igor …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science … Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … And through those pores, water is moved into the atmosphere basically along its concentration gradient. So, the … Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to …

… constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – … KBase for years to come.” A slideshow depicting 15-years of photo memories of Ray’s tenure, preserved in a hardcover …

… On July 6, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions … insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch of machine learning, data is passed through algorithms … into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of these algorithms, inspired by communication networks …

… Tips for Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications Webinar inviting researchers to submit white papers … and relevance to the DOE’s mission.  Have someone proofread your proposal to make sure the goals, experimental … samples in order to max out the gigabase allocation. Q: Can PhD candidates be considered for the CSP New Investigative …

… The United States  is the world’s leading soybean producer , and soybeans are used to produce biodiesel. The fungus  Phakopsora pachyrhizi causes Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) and is the major pathogen of soybean. Left uncontrolled, soybean rust could reduce … Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to …

… JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab … of it is going everywhere except landfill.” At each phase of the ongoing move process to the IGB, speedpaks are … Science is the largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to …