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Berkeley Lab researchers successfully map out sugarcane’s genome

Berkeley Lab researchers successfully map out sugarcane’s genome

March 27, 2024 |

In California, until now, sugarcane’s complicated genetics made it the last major crop without a complete and highly accurate genome. Scientists have developed and combined multiple techniques to successfully map out sugarcane’s genetic code. With that map, they were able to verify the specific location that provides resistance to the impactful brown rust disease that, […]

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Berkeley Lab researchers create fabricated ecosystems

Berkeley Lab researchers create fabricated ecosystems

March 4, 2024 |

In California, greater understanding of how plants and microbes work together to store vast amounts of atmospheric carbon in the soil will help in the design of better bioenergy crops for the fight against climate change. Deciphering the mechanics of this mutually beneficial relationship is challenging, however, as conditions in nature are extremely difficult for […]

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