Search

For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community … Bennetzen, JL & Schmutz, J et al. 2012. Reference genome sequence of the model plant Setaria. Nature Biotechnology … Nature 2010;463:763-8. Schmutz, J et al. 2010. Genome sequence of the palaeopolyploid soybean. Nature 4637278: …

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 …

… a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring … around the world. One expanded group is of viruses associated with bacteria; until now, most of the known RNA … to defend against RNA,” Roux noted, “although it’s unclear why this is so rarely detected.” Developing Approaches for …

What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing … But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …