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… 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology Implementation Lead, he directs a multidisciplinary team responsible for … He developed and scaled the multiDAP-seq assay, a method that enables high-throughput characterization of …

… A genetic architecture that 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 … hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix …

… Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly Cited … Cited Papers, defined in the Methodology section as “those that rank in the top 1% by citations for papers published …

… Sphagnome data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science … a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather … partially decomposed matter, and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale postdoctoral fellowship at NERSC and LBNL’s Computational Research Division. As a postdoc, her research focused … Kjiersten Fagnan is the JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn …

… genome serves as a reference for the highly complex sugarcane genome . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple … monoploid reference sequence using a targeted approach that focused on the gene rich part of the genome by …

… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   … The purpose of this Workshop is to illustrate the expansion of this field and bring it to the attention of the wider … Program and how you can use the KBase system to accelerate your plant genomics research. …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be converted to energy, are made up heavily of … The work (proposal no. 10.46936/10.25585/60001030) (A.J.S.) conducted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… Merced Internship Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science … communications, their schedules were filled with trainings that they later reported were incredibly valuable to their …

… algae, are also known as “living opals” because of the strange, beautiful properties of their silica shells. But what genes are responsible for such mesmerizing exteriors? Setsuko Wakao and Kris Niyogi, biologists at both UC Berkeley and Lawrence …

… these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide so they can grow, and then harvest for … have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that thrives in saltwater (halotolerant) and produces the … of several transcription factor regulating genes and enzymes that can modify composition of algal lipids. This …

… in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds joint appointments as Fungal and Algal Program Head at the JGI, a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and …