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November 26, 2014

Eucalyptus grandis Genome 2.0—Community Resource

eucalyptus plantation courtesy of the University of PretoriaGenetic maps improve the reference genome assembly of the candidate bioenergy feedstock The Science: A team of French researchers developed an array that allowed them to produce high-resolution genetic maps of two eucalyptus species that they then compared to the reference genome of eucalyptus produced by a team including DOE JGI researchers. The Impact: The… [Read More]

November 19, 2014

Noteworthy DOE JGI papers in Nature Methods

GenePRIMP figure from Nature Methods paperThree publications are featured in the Special 10th Anniversary issue. The Science: To mark its 10th anniversary, the journal Nature Methods released a Special Issue highlighting impactful articles. Among these noteworthy articles are three from DOE JGI researchers. The Impact: Microbial Sequencing is one of the areas of methods development highlighted by the journal, and… [Read More]

November 11, 2014

Shipworm project in the Washington Post

“Shipworms were already weird animals, but they just got weirder. The ocean-dwelling clams, which actually look much more like slimy worms, are some of the only creatures in the world that can eat wood. Now scientists have figured out that shipworms are even more unique than we thought…” The Washington Post article was published November 11, 2014. Learn… [Read More]

November 10, 2014

Termite of the Sea’s Wood Destruction Strategy Revealed

cropped Bankia setacea image by Dan DistelDirected production of wood-degrading enzymes begins away from the gut The sight of termites anywhere near one’s house is enough to raise a homeowner’s concerns about the potential damage these insects might inflict. Shipbuilders and engineers have similar feelings about shipworms, worm-like wood-eating marine clams that have also been called the “termites of the sea.”… [Read More]

November 6, 2014

Discovering the Undiscovered

MDM JGI tree of life graphicAdvancing New Tools to Fill in the Microbial Tree of Life To paraphrase a famous passage from Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”: microbes, microbes everywhere, though most we do not know. This is changing, though. In a perspective piece published November 6 in the journal Science, Eddy Rubin, Director of the U.S. Department… [Read More]

October 24, 2014

Mapping water management traits related to panic grass variants

Tom Juenger of UTA with panic grassWater availability is often a factor in how variants of plant species evolve. The Science: Researchers statistically mapped regions of the panic grass genome linked to morphological traits such as thriving under scarce (xeric) or moderate (mesic) water availability. The information lends insights into how ecotypes are formed as evolving populations of a species adapt… [Read More]

October 22, 2014

Celebrating National Bioenergy Day

road lined with poplars on either side and a V shaped sliver of blue sky in the centerIn honor of National Bioenergy Day, we thought we’d highlight some of our recent projects that are related to developing plant biomass, as well as agricultural waste and forestry byproducts, to generate heat and energy. Among the plants being considered for biomass crops are eucalyptus trees, which grow in 100 countries and cover over 40… [Read More]

October 17, 2014

Automating the Selection Process for a Genome Assembler

nucleotid.es slide graphic by Michael BartonA publicly available repository allows genomics researchers to compare multiple assemblers. The Science: A repository of genome assemblers is being developed to automate the process of selecting the best assembler for the task at hand. The Impact: There are many different genome assemblers being introduced and touted. On the nucleotid.es site (http://nucleotid.es/), the test results… [Read More]

October 9, 2014

Tracing Ancestral Responses to Light from Algae to Plants

Micromonas TEM imageAnalysis track origins of algal light sensors to a shared ancestor approximately one billion years ago. The Science: Researchers determined the origin of a group of protein-based light sensors in land plants and a series of related phytoplankton by sequencing and comparing RNA in these genomes. The Impact: Marine phytoplankton are considered responsible for roughly… [Read More]

September 29, 2014

2015 DOE JGI’s Science Portfolio Delves Deeper into the Earth’s Data Mine

Rifle, CO SFA site by RKaltschmidtThe U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, has announced that 32 new projects have been selected for the 2015 Community Science Program (CSP). From sampling Antarctic lakes to Caribbean waters, and from plant root micro-ecosystems, to the subsurface underneath the water table in forested watersheds,… [Read More]
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