We report the draft genome of the black cottonwood tree, Populus trichocarpa. Integration of
shotgun sequence assembly with genetic mapping enabled chromosome-scale …

Soybean (Glycine max) is one of the most important crop plants for seed protein and oil
content, and for its capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen through symbioses with soil-borne …

The number of sequenced plant genomes and associated genomic resources is growing
rapidly with the advent of both an increased focus on plant genomics from funding agencies, …

Sorghum, an African grass related to sugar cane and maize, is grown for food, feed, fibre
and fuel. We present an initial analysis of the ∼730-megabase Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench …

Diatoms are unicellular algae with plastids acquired by secondary endosymbiosis. They are
responsible for ∼20% of global carbon fixation. We report the 34 million–base pair draft …

Lancelets (‘amphioxus’) are the modern survivors of an ancient chordate lineage, with a
fossil record dating back to the Cambrian period. Here we describe the structure and gene …

Sea anemones are seemingly primitive animals that, along with corals, jellyfish, and hydras,
constitute the oldest eumetazoan phylum, the Cnidaria. Here, we report a comparative …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume for human consumption
and has a role in sustainable agriculture owing to its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen…

Choanoflagellates are the closest known relatives of metazoans. To discover potential
molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of metazoan multicellularity, we sequenced and …

Sponges are an ancient group of animals that diverged from other metazoans over 600 million
years ago. Here we present the draft genome sequence of Amphimedon queenslandica, …