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… latest article, published January 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable … with an email in 2018.  Tanja Woyke , who leads the  Microbial Program at the JGI, received a message from Andrea … three Genome Watch articles. “Given the great expertise in microbial genomics and metagenomics of the …

… What grass is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to your … biology and the economic terrain to help make the plant a viable alternative to fossil fuels. …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … them down.  Lignin is a structural component for the plant, like the brick-and-mortar of a building or the human …

… species and studying diversity in complex biological systems. By making the tools and data available through … traits from genomic data to understand how biological systems produce and manage energy. By advancing the JGI’s … Research (BER) mission to understand complex biological systems for energy and other applications. All annotations, …

… cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials …

… also working on RNA virus mining. After a couple of virtual meetings of the three teams it was clear that a larger … metatranscriptome datasets from the JGI’s Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system. “We then … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… on the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots.  …

… and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding …

… in  a switchgrass study that delved into the nuances of the plant’s genome . A candidate bioenergy feedstock, … Genome annotations for cassava are available on the JGI plant portal Phytozome.     … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …