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… in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a … a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers has found numerous … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes (they are “polyploid”) and their complex … monoploid reference sequence using a targeted approach that focused on the gene rich part of the genome by …

… sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

… crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from … demonstrates briefly how to leverage novel capabilities of IMG/VR to browse and search through the more than 2 …

… specifically to turn their biomass into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts. John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M …

… species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and … shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: guayule.  This episode was …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that thrives in saltwater (halotolerant) and produces the … This research was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … with plants (mycorrhizae), and particularly how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter (saprotrophs) have … role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … between host generations, researchers investigated the role that bacteria living within a host (endosymbionts) have on … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to …

… National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect long-term open … available for research over 100,000 samples and specimens of over 60 different types of NEON samples and specimens per … program at:  jgi.doe.gov/user-programs . Q:  How can I get that NEON Biorepository Letter of Support ahead of filing a …