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Selaginella genome project on NPR

Probing the secrets of plants at the genetic level is all the rage these days among scientists seeking to understand how plants evolved on Earth. One of those plants is selaginella, one of the first plants to develop a system of tubes that transport water and nutrients inside a plant. Read more or listen to… [Read More]

Selaginella genome project in GenomeWeb Daily News

By sequencing the genome of the spikemoss Selaginella moellendorffii and comparing it to several other sequenced plant genomes, researchers have identified genetic patterns that correspond to different stages of plant evolution. Read more at GenomeWeb Daily News [Read More]

DOE JGI’s Community Sequencing Program Project Call in GenomeWeb

The Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute said today that it is now accepting letters of intent from researchers seeking to use the genomics technologies available through its Community Sequencing Program (CSP). JGI’s sequencing program provides the scientific community with access to a range of high-throughput technologies for use in large-scale sequence-based genomic projects that… [Read More]

DOE JGI’s CSP projects in GenomeWeb Daily News

JGI said its action follows the exponential increase of its sequence output in recent years. Just over the past year, the institute’s sequencing output has leapt to 6 terabytes, up from 1 terabyte at the end of the 2009 fiscal year.“We’re really interested in undertaking projects that either require specific upfront molecular biology, very large… [Read More]

Syntrophic communities sequencing project on SciGuru

In work published in the advanced online version of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)’s Journal on August 5, an international team of scientists including DOE JGI researchers report the first metagenome analysis of a microbial community grown in an anaerobic methanogenic (methane producing) bioreactor. The microbial community is syntrophic, i.e., certain organisms live… [Read More]

Sponge genome project on U Wire

A team of scientists – led by Daniel Rokhsar, UC Berkeley professor of molecular cell biology and physics and program head for computational genomics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute – assembled a draft genome sequence of the Amphimedon queenslandica, a sponge native to the Great Barrier Reef, which researchers said provides… [Read More]

Sponge genome project on Astrobiology magazine

Sponges are an ancient group, with fossils dating back at least 650 million years. They are thought to have been the first group of animals to branch from all the others. Therefore, genes shared by sponges and other animals must have been present in the common ancestor of all metazoans. This ancestor would have evolved… [Read More]

Sponge genome project on NCAA Time

While household sponges are degraded to the dirty job of scrubbing grime off of kitchen counter tops, the recently sequenced genome of a marine sponge could increase the understanding of the origins of animals as well as cancer, according to a new study. A team of scientists – led by Daniel Rokhsar, UC Berkeley professor… [Read More]

Sponge genome project on AScribe Newswire

      The sponge genome reveals that, along the way toward the emergence of animals, genes for an entire network of specialized cells evolved. “This network laid the basis for the core gene logic of organisms that no longer functioned as single cells, but as a cooperative community of specialized cells — all geared toward the… [Read More]

Sponge genome project on TerraDaily

“What’s exciting is the new things we’re learning about animal evolution,” said Putnam, who got involved with the project while working at the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute in 2006. “For example, sponges have embryos, and having the genome helps us look at how they develop and make specific connections to developmental pathways in… [Read More]